Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 7, 1848
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 7, 1848
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1848-10-07
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 7, 1848
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: smc
revision: crb 2018-07-18
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Au Oct 7th
My dear Henry,
I have directed the
duplicateof this letter to Washington
not knowing when it would
most probably reach you– I
received this morning a letter
from Augustus
me much– As I feared he
is going to his new station
without coming home– This
station is Ft Towson on the
Red River 500 100 miles
west of the Arkansas line
and some 4 or 500 beyond
the Mississippi river– So long
as there is a possibility of my
seeing him I cannot endure
the thought of his going so
far away without making
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the attempt– I have written to him
to ascertain their route and
whether there is a possibility
of my meeting him at any
point on that route– He will
I presume ascend the Red River
which unites with the Mississippi
something less than 100 miles
above Baton Rouge– Augustus
says the time of their departure
is not fixed– Some of the
Regiments for the N– East?
station leave immediately–
He says he shall be glad to be
settled somewhere– says nothing
about a leave– With your
consent I will try to see
him somewhere before he
leaves the boundaries of civ-
ilization– All are well
at home– my own health is
such that I could make a
long journey and endure
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many privations to meet my
child– The weather is fair
after a month of rain– The
painters
outside of the house– Did you
intend having the library, your
room painted oak– Mr Chatterton
thinks so– I shall hope to
see you next week–
I hear no more from Florida
ever your own
Frances–
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Au Oct 7th
My dear Henry,
I have directed the
duplicateof this letter to Washington
not knowing when it would
most probably reach you– I
received this morning a letter
from Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
which distressesme much– As I feared he
is going to his new station
without coming home– This
station is Ft Towson on the
Red River 500 100 miles
west of the Arkansas line
and some 4 or 500 beyond
the Mississippi river– So long
as there is a possibility of my
seeing him I cannot endure
the thought of his going so
far away without making
the attempt– I have written to him
to ascertain their route and
whether there is a possibility
of my meeting him at any
point on that route– He will
I presume ascend the Red River
which unites with the Mississippi
something less than 100 miles
above Baton Rouge– Augustus
says the time of their departure
is not fixed– Some of the
Regiments for the N– East?
station leave immediately–
He says he shall be glad to be
settled somewhere– says nothing
about a leave– With your
consent I will try to see
him somewhere before he
leaves the boundaries of civ-
ilization– All are well
at home– my own health is
such that I could make a
long journey and endure
many privations to meet my
child– The weather is fair
after a month of rain– The
painters
Unknown
are at work on the outside of the house– Did you
intend having the library, your
room painted oak– Mr Chatterton
Birth: 1809 Death: 1871
thinks so– I shall hope to
see you next week–
I hear no more from Florida
ever your own
Frances–