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    Gustav Fosberg

    Birth: unknown

    Death: unknown

    Alternate Surname: Forsberg

Biography

Gustav Forsberg was a Swedish butler and steward employed by the Seward family for over 8 years. FWS’s "Seward at Washington as Senator and Secretary of State, 1846-1861" recounts:  “Gustav Forsberg, a capable Swede, was installed as butler and steward” of Seward’s Washington home.

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Gustav Forsberg was a Swedish butler and steward employed by the Seward family for over 8 years. FWS’s "Seward at Washington as Senator and Secretary of State, 1846-1861" recounts: “Gustav Forsberg, a capable Swede, was installed as butler and steward” of Seward’s Washington home.
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