George Robinson and his Family

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Is there any evidence that Seward received death threats either before or during his term as Secretary of State? He was hated by many for his abolitionist views, so it would seem that he had a file of assassination warnings also.

Also, I have always thought that Mrs. Seward was frail both physically and emotionally and preferred to stay in the Auburn environment where she felt safer. Just the noise of D.C. during the Civil War would have been very hard on any sheltered woman.