February 29, 2024
Frederick W. Seward & Mrs./Assistant Secretary of State/Calling Cards
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Frederick William Seward (1830 – 1915), Assistant Secretary of State during the American Civil War, serving in Abraham Lincoln's administration as well as under Andrew Johnson during Reconstruction and for over two years under Rutherford B. Hayes.On April 14, 1865, Frederick Seward was injured in an assassination attempt upon his father the same night Lincoln was murdered. Lewis Powell a.k.a. "Lewis Paine", an ex-Confederate co-conspirator of John Wilkes Booth attempted to kill William Seward, while the Secretary of State was convalescing at home from a carriage accident.Frederick W. Seward and mrs. Frederick W. Seward calling cards (mourning). There is some light wear of the black ink on the borders. Mrs. Seward's card is slightly marked, and the bottom right corner is creased. The face of the envelope and Mrs. Seward's card were glued into a scrapbook, and there is a considerable amount of damage (old glue and paper). The back of the envelope is discolored/marked/soiled, and worn along the edges. The recipient has identified the sender on the flap of envelope.The calling cards come from the archives of the noted Raab Collection.
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