It is said that the old Seward kitchen was one of the most popular stations of the Underground Railroad, and that many a poor slave who fled by this route to Canada carried to his grave the remembrance of its warmth and cheer.
Augustus Henry Seward Portrait by Charles Peterson
c. 1896
Oil portrait on canvas of Augustus Henry Seward, eldest son of Sec. Wm. H. Seward (1826-1876), dressed in military uniform. Painted by American Artist Charles Peterson.