Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, August 20, 1849
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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, August 20, 1849
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Date:1849-08-20
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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, August 20, 1849
action: sent
sender: George Seward
Birth: 1808-08-26
Death: 1888-12-07
location: Unknown
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: ekk
revision: crb 2016-05-16
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Monday Morning
August 20th
My Dear Brother
I cannot give you
as favorable an account of Fathers
health as heretofore. For several
days he has had a severe cough
which seems to exhaust his
strength, he cough a great deal
without raising but very little
Yesterday afternoon his ap-
pearance was very bad, his hands
and feet assumed a purple colour
his eyes were much coloured and
watery, his appetite has been quite
indifferent & and his he was weak
He talked a great deal to him-
self and to different persons and
on a variety of subjects.
His respiration was broken
and msome times difficult, he refuses
often to take his accustomed
stimulants and in less quantities
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2
The Dr
rected to say that his strength
has undergone a great prostration
that there is but one symptom
which is good that of his
pulse which keep good.
His livid and purple ap-
pearance of the hands and feet
have left very much
If there should be any-
thing more definite I should
let you know when it occurs
and will write tomorrow
morning
Sarah
Yours Sincerely
G W Seward
Tuesday Morning.
Father continues
to grow worse, he has had
a very bad night, very feeble
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If it were any other person
I should think that he
would not long survive
the time he has. The Dr
says he baffles all calcu-
lation, he appeared much
better yesterday afternoon
through the night very bad
because cold and suffered
much pain. this morning
he seems much better
and wants to get up
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4
Monday Morning
August 20th
My Dear Brother
I cannot give you
as favorable an account of Fathers
Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
health as heretofore. For several
days he has had a severe cough
which seems to exhaust his
strength, he cough a great deal
without raising but very little
Yesterday afternoon his ap-
pearance was very bad, his hands
and feet assumed a purple colour
his eyes were much coloured and
watery, his appetite has been quite
indifferent & and his he was weak
He talked a great deal to him-
self and to different persons and
on a variety of subjects.
His respiration was broken
and msome times difficult, he refuses
often to take his accustomed
stimulants and in less quantities
The Dr
Birth: 1814-07-10 Death: 1902-09-23
has this morning di-rected to say that his strength
has undergone a great prostration
that there is but one symptom
which is good that of his
pulse which keep good.
His livid and purple ap-
pearance of the hands and feet
have left very much
If there should be any-
thing more definite I should
let you know when it occurs
and will write tomorrow
morning
Sarah
Birth: 1833-06-08 Death: 1891-06-12
has become smartYours Sincerely
G W Seward
Tuesday Morning.
Father continues
to grow worse, he has had
a very bad night, very feeble
If it were any other person
I should think that he
would not long survive
the time he has. The Dr
says he baffles all calcu-
lation, he appeared much
better yesterday afternoon
through the night very bad
because cold and suffered
much pain. this morning
he seems much better
and wants to get up