Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, October 7, 1861

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, October 7, 1861
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1861-10-07

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, October 7, 1861

action: sent

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

location: Auburn, NY

receiver: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08  Death: 1915-04-25

location: Washington D.C., US

transcription: cnk 

revision: amc 2021-01-31

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Editorial Note

Frances Miller Seward wrote Monday October 6, but October 6 was a Sunday in 1861. The letter was dated using the day of the week that Frances wrote, rather than the date.
Monday Oct 6
My dear Son
Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
says
send a draft for the
money I sent you the
first of September –
He sent me 2 checks
of $25 each the 1st of Sep
for Aunt Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05

After he was here
about the middle of
Sep – he sent me
$400 and some add
thing to deposit
in the Bank – for
which is the draft
to be made – if
you are in a hurry
send an answer by
telegraph – if not
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write – All is well
as usual –
God bless you
Mother –