Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., February 20, 1846
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Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., February 20,
1846
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1846-02-20
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Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., February 20, 1846
action: sent
sender: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
location: West Point, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: nrs
revision: crb 2017-04-12
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West Point Feb 20th 1846
My dear Brother
I received your very nice little
letter with brother’s
it came for I knew you could not write
when I left home, you must have learned
very rapidly to write so well.
The snow is very deep here, over your head
in some places, I think the horses would
have very hard work to get along with
the sleigh here even with e
Most
likely a servantPartick
driving them the roads are so little
beaten.
You must be careful and not go out
in the snow to play without being well
wrapped up, a great many of the little
boys here have had the croup
on account of not wrapping themselves
up when they went out. Kiss sister
Your Affectionate Brother
A H Seward
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West Point Feb 20th 1846
My dear Brother
I received your very nice little
letter with brother’s
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
, I was quite surprised when it came for I knew you could not write
when I left home, you must have learned
very rapidly to write so well.
The snow is very deep here, over your head
in some places, I think the horses would
have very hard work to get along with
the sleigh here even with e
Editorial Note
Unknown
driving them the roads are so little
beaten.
You must be careful and not go out
in the snow to play without being well
wrapped up, a great many of the little
boys here have had the croup
The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse;
hence, the place behind the saddle • An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea accompanied by a horse
ringing cough and difficult respiration. In the form in which it attacks chiefly
young children, it is known as Cynanche tracheates, and it is apt to be attended
with the formation of a false membrane which lines the trachea beneath the
glottis, and tends to produce suffocation •
very bad,on account of not wrapping themselves
up when they went out. Kiss sister
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
for meYour Affectionate Brother
A H Seward