Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 16, 1868
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 16, 1868
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Date:1868-09-16
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 16, 1868
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: aca
revision: tap 2017-09-11
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Washington, D.C.
September 16, 1868
My Dear Frederick,
Your broker
a Stock circular.
General Mott
through Malta on the 20th
of August, the most oppress-
ive day experienced in that
African climate, and left on
the Steamer which brought
him there, for Constantinople.
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2
He put into the care of
the Consul, Mr. Winthrop
a small box which con-
tains a very pretty Maltese
silver cross, which the
Consul has sent to Mrs.
Anna Seward
General's compliments and
the Consul's anxious wishes
for its safe arrival.
I will send the letter
to you when I have ac-
knowledged it to the
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3
Consul. The cross I will
retain here till Anna's
return.
Mrs. Charlotte Cushman
writes me a very manly
letter, in which, like her-
self, she expresses a very
proper, though feminine,
appreciation of Anna, and
desires to be affectionately
remembered to Anna and
to yourself. I will send
that letter also as soon
as I shall have acknowl-
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4
edged it. It would seem
that Miss Cushman
cannot come to Washing-
ton before the middle
of October.
Governor Morgan
here night before last
and told me that he
was opposed to calling
an extra session of Con-
gress even upon the Bank's
plan. General Schenck
arrived here yesterday
morning and informed
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5
the Postmaster General
that he also was opposed
to an extra session even
upon the Bank's plan.
Last night they convened
and issued a Summons
for Congress to assemble
with a suggestion that
they proceed upon the
Bank's plan! It thus
seems that I but too
well understood both.
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6
All seems quiet along
the lines.
Mrs. Risley's
is again a subject
of anxiety. She has
yet to pass the crisis
of a typhoid fever.
Affectionately yours
William H Seward
Washington, D.C.
September 16, 1868
My Dear Frederick,
Your broker
Unknown
sends youa Stock circular.
General Mott
Birth: 1831 Death: 1894
passedthrough Malta on the 20th
of August, the most oppress-
ive day experienced in that
African climate, and left on
the Steamer which brought
him there, for Constantinople.
He put into the care of
the Consul, Mr. Winthrop
Unknown
,a small box which con-
tains a very pretty Maltese
silver cross, which the
Consul has sent to Mrs.
Anna Seward
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
with theGeneral's compliments and
the Consul's anxious wishes
for its safe arrival.
I will send the letter
to you when I have ac-
knowledged it to the
Consul. The cross I will
retain here till Anna's
return.
Mrs. Charlotte Cushman
Birth: 1816-07-23 Death: 1876-02-18
writes me a very manly
letter, in which, like her-
self, she expresses a very
proper, though feminine,
appreciation of Anna, and
desires to be affectionately
remembered to Anna and
to yourself. I will send
that letter also as soon
as I shall have acknowl-
edged it. It would seem
that Miss Cushman
cannot come to Washing-
ton before the middle
of October.
Governor Morgan
Birth: 1811-02-08 Death: 1883-02-14
arrivedhere night before last
and told me that he
was opposed to calling
an extra session of Con-
gress even upon the Bank's
plan. General Schenck
Birth: 1809-10-04 Death: 1890-03-23
arrived here yesterday
morning and informed
the Postmaster General
Birth: 1819-10-31 Death: 1872-07-26
that he also was opposed
to an extra session even
upon the Bank's plan.
Last night they convened
and issued a Summons
for Congress to assemble
with a suggestion that
they proceed upon the
Bank's plan! It thus
seems that I but too
well understood both.
All seems quiet along
the lines.
Mrs. Risley's
Birth: 1816-10 Death: 1868-09-28
caseis again a subject
of anxiety. She has
yet to pass the crisis
of a typhoid fever.
Affectionately yours
William H Seward