Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4, 1861
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4,
1861
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-12-04
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4, 1861
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Philadelphia, PA
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: hah
revision: iwl 2021-02-01
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Philadelphia
Wednesday Dec. 4t
My dearest Henry
We have read
the Presidents
Birth: 1809-02-12 Death: 1865-04-15
message –It seems to me a good
message on the whole
though there will undou-
btedly be much fault
found with it by extreme
people — The Philadelphia
Journal which I see, is
dissatisfied with that part
referring to Foreign relations
The Abolitionists will
not be satisfied with
the Slavery position &
so it will go — Mr. Napier
Birth: 1819-09-19 Death: 1898-12-19
refuses to like it because
you were not the writer –
His objection is certainly
one that the President
cannot obviate.
Henry Seldon of Rochester
is intending to propose
to Congress to make
an appropriation for the
Widow
Birth: 1825 Death: 1898
of Calvin Huson
Birth: 1822 Death: 1861-10-14
.Will this be right?
It seems to me not
as he was not in the
Army – I presume he will
see you – The Bar in
Rochester are trying to raise
$1400 to pay the encumbrance
upon the house – I fear they
will not succeed – Is there
any part of Husons salary
unpaid? Both Henry
Chesebro
Birth: 1822-02-03 Death: 1888-11-24
& George Andrews
Birth: 1796-10-16 Death: 1863-06-11
would have been glad
of the Commission and
would have assisted Catherine
but I see the place is filled
I suppose they did not
apply —
Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
is very busy withher studies – the Masses
Birth: 1828
Death:
Birth: 1815
Death:
untiring in their attentions –
I do not know how
they would have passed
the Winter without our
assistance – most of their
boarders & many of their
day scholars having
left them –
Mr. Marvin
Birth: 1802-03-17 Death: 1877-03-26
Julius Wood
Birth: 1805-09-04 Death: 1885-02-12
& Dr. Helmuth
Birth: 1801-09 Death: 1880-04-08
have beento see me – Some strangers
have called – I am
not able to see them –
I am thinking of the
soldiers this morning it
is so cold —
The 75tI suppose are in
Washington by this time
I hope Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
or Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
will see Mc Dougall
Birth: 1839-09-14 Death: 1914-05-24
andask him to our house
as I failed to see him
when I came away
Ask Augustus to send
me a New York paper
with the reports of the
Secretaries of War
Birth: 1799-03-08 Death: 1889-06-26
&Treasury
Birth: 1808-01-13 Death: 1873-05-07
— Love to allthe children
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
Your own
Frances –
111 South 13 St.