Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, July 18, 1850
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, July 18, 1850
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Date:1850-07-18
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, July 18, 1850
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: crb
revision: tap 2019-02-04
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Washington July 18, 1850
My Dear little daughter Fanny,
That was a very nice little
letter, written on very nice paper, that you sent to me,
and the words and thoughts were very proper as well
as well as very kind.
Tell your Mother
cident General Twiggs
He had ill looking and uncomfortable pimples
covering his forehead. He applied a solution made of
2 Drachmas of Sulphur, 1 Drachma of Sugar of Lead
& 8 ounces of Rose water. I dont know what became
of the eruptions on the skin, but strange to say the hair
that came out on the face of the old warrior instead of
being gray as before was of the native Auburn hue
of the General in his youth. How strange it would be now
if Mother should put this solution for a few times on
her head and all those white hairs that we all regret
though they make us love her no less should give place
to the bright glossy black such as she wore when she
was of your own age. Will you propose to her to try
the experiment.
I saw yesterday two little kids. One was mottled
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and the other milk white. They were going bleating along when
the music grinder
and dispersed them.
Your affectionate Father
William H Seward
To his little and only daughter.
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Fanny Seward
Auburn
N.Y.
Washington July 18, 1850
My Dear little daughter Fanny,
That was a very nice little
letter, written on very nice paper, that you sent to me,
and the words and thoughts were very proper as well
as well as very kind.
Tell your Mother
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
for me, that by ac-cident General Twiggs
Birth: 1790-02-14 Death: 1862-07-15
has made a great
discovery.He had ill looking and uncomfortable pimples
covering his forehead. He applied a solution made of
2 Drachmas of Sulphur, 1 Drachma of Sugar of Lead
& 8 ounces of Rose water. I dont know what became
of the eruptions on the skin, but strange to say the hair
that came out on the face of the old warrior instead of
being gray as before was of the native Auburn hue
of the General in his youth. How strange it would be now
if Mother should put this solution for a few times on
her head and all those white hairs that we all regret
though they make us love her no less should give place
to the bright glossy black such as she wore when she
was of your own age. Will you propose to her to try
the experiment.
I saw yesterday two little kids. One was mottled
and the other milk white. They were going bleating along when
the music grinder
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with his monkey gathered a crowdand dispersed them.
Your affectionate Father
William H Seward
To his little and only daughter.
Fanny Seward
Auburn
N.Y.