Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 4, 1861
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 4,
1861
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-08-04
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 4, 1861
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: jxc
revision: jxw 2021-05-16
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Page 1
Sunday Aug 4th
My dearest Henry
I have your
second letter proposing
that we shall come
to Washington– When
Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
comes home and the weather is
less oppressively hot
than it is now, we
will consider the
matter – In the mean
time I am content
to be thankful
that Washington has
not been invaded –
There were grounds
for an apprehension
of this kind 10 days
ago– I am glad
the War department
have decided to return
no more fugitives
to Virginia – I doubt
whether people deserve
success who could
be guilty of such
injustice– When
the Northern States
determine to do
right on the Slavery
question they will
be better entitled to
the approbation of
European Governments–
Fanny goes from Rochester
to Canandaigua tomorrow–
If this extreme heat does
not continue I shall
meet her there this
week. She has
enjoyed her visit
in Rochester very much–
Catherine Huson
Birth: 1825 Death: 1898
came here last Monday to
see if we could tell her
more than she had already
heard of her husband
Birth: 1822 Death: 1861-10-14
– She was very much distressed
and apprehensive that he was
ill– Since then she writes
that she has a telegram from
him at Richmond – he is
well and hopes to be released
by an exchange of prisoners–
She desired me to write to you
immediately, and to say that
a young Southern gentleman
Unknown
was a prisoner in New York
whose would friends were
anxious to have exchanged
Unfortunately she omitted
the name– He is
an acquaintance of
Mrs T. Childs
Birth: 1790 Death: 1866-01-24
, whom you may remember as a
Southern woman, and
whose sympathies are
at this time strongly
with her own people
Mrs Childs & Catherine
have always been warm
friends, though Mrs
Childs is old and
unreasonably exacting–
they still continue
such– I know you will
do all you can consistenly
in this affair, though
I apprehend that
such an exchange would
be less easy than
they imagine–
Tell Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
, with love,
that I am expecting
a letter from her–
about the housemaid
Unknown
. I wished I were in
New York when I heard
Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
was there– Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
will go with me to Seneca Falls
if I go this week –
All as well as usual
May God preserve you all
Your own
Frances –