Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, December 9, 1859

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, December 9, 1859
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1859-12-09

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, December 9, 1859

action: sent

sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16  Death: 1872-10-10

location: Paris, France

receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09  Death: 1866-10-29

location: Auburn, NY

transcription: vxa 

revision: amr 2021-01-30

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Editorial Note

William Henry Seward’s series of travel letters in 1859 are organized and listed by the date of each entry.
Paris December 9 th 1859
My dear Fanny,
It is because I am constantly thinking of you
and of your mother
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
that I continue these notes after the
occupations of the tourist here merged in the prepara-
tions for departure to my own country.
Yesterday I looked up my tailor
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& bootmaker
Unknown
,
and made and received a few visits. Dined at
Sartiges
x Birth: 1827-03-11  Death: 1915-04-04  Birth: 1809-01-17  Death: 1892-10-05 
and went with them to the Theatre Francaise
where I saw the new play of “Le Due Job” acted
with wonderful skill and ability. I cannot doubt
that the Dramatic art is brought ^here^ to perfection .