On Wednesday evening, December 23d at 6 o'clock after an illness of 10 days, Mrs. Sarah Weston Seaton, the beloved wife of William Seaton, aged 74 years. The funeral service will take place tomorrow (Friday) at 1 o'clock p.m. which the friends of the family are invited to attend.
The Evening Star, December 28, 1863 Funeral of Mrs. Seaton
The funeral of the late Mrs. Seaton, wife of the venerable editor of the National Intelligencer was attended on Friday by a large number of sympathizing friends, among whom were Lord Lyons and others of the diplomatic corps and members of the cabinet. Four years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Seaton celebrated their "golden" wedding.
Letters from Dolley Madison to Sarah Seaton can be found here:
The Papers of Dolley Madison Digital Edition, ed. Holly C. Shulman. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, Rotunda, 2008.
A lovely portrait of Sarah and two of her children is held by the National Portrait Gallery. It can be seen online here: http://npgportraits.si.edu/eMuseumNPG/code/emuseum.asp?rawsearch=ObjectID/,/is/,/110812/,/false/,/false&newprofile=CAP&newstyle=single
On Wednesday evening, December 23d at 6 o'clock after an illness of 10 days, Mrs. Sarah Weston Seaton, the beloved wife of William Seaton, aged 74 years. The funeral service will take place tomorrow (Friday) at 1 o'clock p.m. which the friends of the family are invited to attend.
The Evening Star, December 28, 1863 Funeral of Mrs. Seaton
The funeral of the late Mrs. Seaton, wife of the venerable editor of the National Intelligencer was attended on Friday by a large number of sympathizing friends, among whom were Lord Lyons and others of the diplomatic corps and members of the cabinet. Four years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Seaton celebrated their "golden" wedding.
Letters from Dolley Madison to Sarah Seaton can be found here:
The Papers of Dolley Madison Digital Edition, ed. Holly C. Shulman. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, Rotunda, 2008.
A lovely portrait of Sarah and two of her children is held by the National Portrait Gallery. It can be seen online here: http://npgportraits.si.edu/eMuseumNPG/code/emuseum.asp?rawsearch=ObjectID/,/is/,/110812/,/false/,/false&newprofile=CAP&newstyle=single
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