Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 2, 1871
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 2, 1871
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Date:1871-09-02
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 2, 1871
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Paris, France
receiver: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: srr
revision: crb 2018-03-29
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Written by Olive Risley Seward for William Henry
SewardParis. Sept. 2. 1871.
My dear Frederick,
I had only time
yesterday to set down for you
the arrangements for our return
home.
Our visit at Paris is
opportune and is becoming so
agreeable and instructive that
it will be an occasion of regret
to leave it. When we arrived every
one thought France on the eve of
a new explosion of the political volcano
which was to follow a debate in the
National assembly on Wednesday
last. I attended and listened to the
debate, and before I left the house
I gave a free opinion that the
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Legislature has the wisdom
and the moderation necessary
for the emergency. Every body
else was distrustful; in twenty
four hours more my opinion be-
came the general one.
We dined with the president
at Versailles on Thursday, and he
felicitated himself upon my
being his guest on the day of his
confirmation in the office of
President of the Republic of France.
It is marvelous how much importance
is attached to every American
manifestation of sympathy by
all parties. Yesterday the Counsel
General Meredith Read Jr.
us a dinner, at which I had the
pleasure of meeting M. Laboulaye
I was shocked when he informed
me of the death of Count. Gasparin
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with whom he was associated in
the American cause, during the
war. I have also met M. Remusat
the Minister for foreign Affairs, and
I am now going by [ invitatine ]
Alternate Text: invitation by invitation
to meet my old friend M. Dronyn de L'Huys
Dr. Evans
the ex Emperor
am in a fair way of learning the
political condition of France, if
knowledge is best derived from diverse
sources
Affectionately your
father.
William H. Seward
O.R.S.
To Frederick W. Seward. Esq.
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Editorial Note
My dear Frederick,
I had only time
yesterday to set down for you
the arrangements for our return
home.
Our visit at Paris is
opportune and is becoming so
agreeable and instructive that
it will be an occasion of regret
to leave it. When we arrived every
one thought France on the eve of
a new explosion of the political volcano
which was to follow a debate in the
National assembly on Wednesday
last. I attended and listened to the
debate, and before I left the house
I gave a free opinion that the
Legislature has the wisdom
and the moderation necessary
for the emergency. Every body
else was distrustful; in twenty
four hours more my opinion be-
came the general one.
We dined with the president
Birth: 1797-04-18 Death: 1877-09-03
at Versailles on Thursday, and he
felicitated himself upon my
being his guest on the day of his
confirmation in the office of
President of the Republic of France.
It is marvelous how much importance
is attached to every American
manifestation of sympathy by
all parties. Yesterday the Counsel
General Meredith Read Jr.
Birth: 1837-02-21 Death: 1896-12-27
gave us a dinner, at which I had the
pleasure of meeting M. Laboulaye
Birth: 1811-01-11 Death: 1883-05-25
. I was shocked when he informed
me of the death of Count. Gasparin
Birth: 1810 Death: 1871
with whom he was associated in
the American cause, during the
war. I have also met M. Remusat
Birth: 1797-03-14 Death: 1875-06-06
,
the Minister for foreign Affairs, and
I am now going by [ invitatine ]
Alternate Text
to meet my old friend M. Dronyn de L'Huys
Birth: 1805-11-19 Death: 1881-03-01
Dr. Evans
Birth: 1823-12-23 Death: 1898-11-16
insists that we
shall visitthe ex Emperor
Birth: 1822-09-09 Death: 1891-03-17
at Chiselhurst, so I am in a fair way of learning the
political condition of France, if
knowledge is best derived from diverse
sources
Affectionately your
father.
William H. Seward
O.R.S.
Birth: 1844-07-15 Death: 1908-11-27
To Frederick W. Seward. Esq.