Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 20, 1854
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 20, 1854
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Date:1854-06-20
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 20, 1854
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: Washington D.C., US
transcription: rag
revision: jxw 2021-08-01
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Tuesday June 20th
My dear Henry,
I wish I could
help you about George
Birth: 1808-08-26 Death: 1888-12-07
but I exhausted my
capacity in that way
some time ago – I think
now the decision of his
wife
Birth: 1824-02-11 Death: 1895
and children
Birth: 1834-02-26
Death: 1868-07-13
Birth: 1844-11-20
Death: 1917-01-29
Birth: 1840-11-08
Death: 1910-11-28
Birth: 1838-04-16
Death: 1916-02-22
Birth: 1835-01-09
Death: 1926
Birth: 1833-06-08
Death: 1891-06-12
with regard to his
affairs should influence
your action – I am
sorry to have you troubled
with it at all, but
I suppose it is the one
of the duties of the
strong to “bear the
burdens of the weak” –
Frederic
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
spent Sunday
with us – he seems
cheerful and says he
is well – There are
rumours that the School-
crafts
Birth: 1804-09-22
Death: 1860-06-07
Birth: 1834-07-25
Death: 1922-02-28
they will undoubtedly
do that which is most
agreeable to their own
code of morals –
I believe I am somewhat
stronger than when
you were at home – I think
now if you approve I
will go to Bethlehem
(or attempt to go) early
next month – I may
thusly gain strength to
travel somewhere in the
cars – My visit to Bethle-
hem is connected with a
plan of education for our
little girl
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
which ought
not to be longer delayed –
I propose to take an
open carriage from
Carpenters
Birth: 1821 Death: 1885-10-25
similar to that
we drive to the Lake
and the same stout
pair of ponies – I am
not quite strong enough
to go alone with Fanny –
as it is very tiresome
for most persons to travel
in this way I think
it will be wise not
to tax any of my friends
for the whole journey – let
an exchange take place when
one wearies – Will you
be able at any time to give
me a week? – I am
very sorry not to see Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
hope he may continue well
Did you read the poetry
or verses in the Tribune
on an extract from your
last speech? It was
not half as good as
the extract itself but
meritorious as a it
manifested an appre-
ciation of the noble
sentiment expressed.
What is the prospect
about adjournment? I have
delayed writing to Mary
Birth: 1819-11-24 Death: 1854-12-18
to hear _ Dieu vous
garde – your own
Frances