Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 25, 1861
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 25, 1861
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-06-25
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 25, 1861
action: sent
sender: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: rmg
revision: amc 2021-03-04
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Washington, June 25 th
My dear Mother,
Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
thinks that on the whole, it will be more
prudent for Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
and
Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
not to come just yet. Probably
a short time will develop
what the enemy are to do, on
the other side of the River. They
are growing short of supplies,
and must either advance
this way, or retreat towards
Richmond.
Regiments from New York contin-
ue to come in daily. The Albany,
Utica, & Buffalo Regiments are
all up on the hill near Columbia
College.
Our diplomatic dinner on
Saturday night was an entire
success. Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
arrived that
evening from home, and Clarence
Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24
returned from Wheeling where he
was sent on a special mission.
Sunday night we drove out
to Mr Schleiden’s
Birth: 1815-07-22 Death: 1895-02-25
country house, on the road to Mr Blair’s
Birth: 1791-04-12 Death: 1876-10-18
. He & Col. Raasloff
Birth: 1815-11-06 Death: 1883-02-14
, the Danish Minister, have taken it for the summer,
and keep bachelor’s hall. The
Gerolts
Birth: 1803-03-20
Death: 1881-06-16
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Death: 1879-07-27
Birth: 1832
Death:
Birth: 1816-09-24
Death: 1886-10-16
out, and we had coffee & ices.
To night we dine en famille
with the Merciers, at Georgetown.
The new Virginia Government
at Wheeling begins auspiciously,
and as soon as Confederate troops
are dislodged from their neighbor-
hood, will have the larger part
of the State on its side.
Affectionately your son
Frederick