Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, February 24, 1861

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Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, February 24, 1861
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1861-02-24

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Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, February 24, 1861

action: sent

sender: Anna Seward
Birth: 1834-03-29  Death: 1919-05-02

location: Washington D.C., US

receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24  Death: 1865-06-21

location: Auburn, NY

transcription: crb 

revision: iwl 2020-12-30

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Page 1

Sunday Evening.
My dear Mother.
I arrived last
night. Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
went to
Philadelphia with a special
message to Mr Lincoln
Birth: 1809-02-12 Death: 1865-04-15
&
then met me in New-York.
Your letter came this
morning. I am sorry you
have been anxious about
me. I am quite well, but
very tired. The few lines
I wrote you as I was
leaving the house on
Thursday you must have
received before this. & I
did write you a week
Page 2

or less previous.
I rrecollect that Margaret
Unknown

took the letter to the
Post-office and never having
sent her before I fear
she did not put it in
the Letter-box.
I wrote you in the letter
you did not receive that
Margaret had concluded
she could not leave
Albany & had engaged
in place. She left me
three days before I closed
the house - which was
a great inconveniance to
me.
The servants here are
very glad to see me.
Page 3

Eliza
Unknown
is very kind.
Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
is very busy and
much interrupted by
visitors.
The President & Vice-
President- elect
Birth: 1809-08-27 Death: 1891-07-04

with us last night.
Mr Lincoln went to church
with us this Morning.
Mr
Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07
& Mrs Blatchford
Birth: 1817-08-27 Death: 1901-06-12
&
Mr Grier
Birth: 1802-09-27 Death: 1878-12-20
are to be with
us this week.
Tomorrow I commence
house-hunting.
Love to all.
Affectionately your daughter
Anna.
Page 4

Anna
Feb 15
1861