Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., December 14, 1865
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., December 14, 1865
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Date:1865-12-14
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., December 14, 1865
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: keh
revision: hmw 2023-02-18
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Washington
Wednsday. 14th Dec/65
My dear Will,
We arrived here
last night about eight –
& found all well.
Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
was out at din-
ner. Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
, Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
& Molly
Birth: 1812-10-29 Death: 1889-10-09
met us on the stairs.
Fred is looking well –
& goes three hours
daily to the Department.
Just now his wounds
are very widely open – work-
[top Margin]
free from evening head-aches, & feverish
nights – & not – as I know you are,
working much too hard.
Much love to Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
& the children
Birth: 1864-11-10
Death:
Birth: 1862-09-11
Death: 1921-10-05
Very affectionately your
sister Fanny.
ing loose from a
piece of bone – pieces
the pieces of bone are
not through coming
out yet. Fred says
Dr Wilson
Death: 1889-03-22Certainty: Probable
thinks there
will be an osseous form-
ation where the skull
is wanting.
We got through our
journey very well.
Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
was quite sick
the first day – but
very well yesterday.
At Elmira we were
met by a friend
Unknown
of Miss
Cameron
Birth: 1836-07-20 Death: 1915-12-17Certainty: Probable
– who came with
the car – & told us she
was waiting for me at
Williamsport. Reaching
there about nine we
found her, with two other
young ladies
Unknown
, at the Williams-
port hotel – (which
is quite a magnificent
affair.) we staid
there till 9 – yesterday
A. M. Miss Cameron
told me her father
Birth: 1799-03-08 Death: 1889-06-26
thought I might be
alone – and sent her
to meet me, & bring
me to Harrisburg – where
they invited me to stay with
them over night. But their
kind invitation was declined,
& we parted company at
Elmira ^Harrisburg^ . Some "out
side barbarians," then taking
possession of our part of
our very elegant car – Aunty
& I retired to a state-room,
in which I remained till
we were within a short
distance from here.
The major – col –
Birth: 1839-09-14 Death: 1914-05-24Certainty: Probable
I should
say – is well, & much
relieved to have brought us
safely through – as for me
I am exceedingly tired – as
this scrawling may indicate –
had a little fever & coughing
yesterday – but have escaped
from cold – & on the whole
borne the journey pretty well.
I wish I could know that
you were quite well – quite