Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 29, 1828

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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 29, 1828

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1828-08-29

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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 29, 1828

action: sent

sender: Benjamin Seward
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Person

Name: Benjamin Seward Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24

location: New York NY
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Place

Name:  City:  New York County:   State:  NY Country:  US

receiver: William Seward
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10

location: Auburn NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Auburn County:  Cayuga State:  NY Country:  US

transcription: bms 

revision: bms 2015-12-01

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N.Y. 29 August, 1828
Dear Brother
On my return from the Canal
I found yours of the 16th inst. & hasten
to inform you, since you describe to me the
shape of & size of the map, I am quite
certain, that I have never seen it.
The people in Florida
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Place

Name:  City:  Florida County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
& Goshen
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Place

Name:  City:  Goshen County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
are
well – are quite delighted with the handsome
compliment paid you at Utica
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Place

Name:  City:  Utica County:  Oneida State:  NY Country:  US
& the
reputable manner in which you sustained
the appointment conferred upon you.
I have not seen Pierre
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Person

Name: Pierre Van Cortlandt Birth: 1762-08-29 Death: 1848-07-13Certainty: Possible
since I came
home, but will soon. I am desirous to
learn more of the particulars of the
meeting.
I have inscription & funds
for the Berdan
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Person

Name: David  Berdan Birth: 1803 Death: 1827-07-20
monument & shall be
able I think to forward one shortly –
– the means are quite ample.
Page 2

Please tell me what course Granger
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Person

Name: Francis Granger Birth: 1792-12-01 Death: 1868-08-31
&
Crary
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Person

Name: John Crary Birth: 1785-03-18 Death: 1837-11-01
mean to pursue – I fear greatly
that we shall lose our Anti Masonic
votes – strength.
Dr C.
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Person

Name: Mahlon Canfield Birth: 1798-11-26 Death: 1865-01-05
wrote Marcia
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Person

Name: Marcia Seward Birth: 1794-07-23 Death: 1839-10-25
that Cornelia
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Person

Name: Louisa Canfield Birth: 1805 Death: 1839-01-04

gave him a fine boy
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Person

Name: Frederick Canfield Birth: 1827 Death: 1829
on the 12th inst
and is pretty well.
I am exceedingly anxious to see
you on some points of law – will
you be in the city soon – do not forget
to let me know, so that in the event of
your not being down in time I may
apply to my little friend Wheeler
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Person

Name: James Wheeler Birth: 1783 Death: 1852-09-11
– which
I would rather not do just now as I
have made a sort of square off with him
for the present, & dread the expense of new
applications to him.
What shall I say to the Cap dealer
Unknown
– he bored me to death before I
left town? Yours Sincerely,
B.J. Seward
Page 3

Col. Wm H Seward
Auburn
NEW-YORK AUG 29
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Stamp

Type: postmark
seward-pen
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Person

Name: Samuel Blatchford Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07
B.J. Seward
Aug 29
1828

date: 
Friday, August 29, 1828
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