Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, June 2, 1831
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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, June 2, 1831
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1831-06-02
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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, June 2, 1831
action: sent
sender:
Samuel Seward
Person
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
Person
location:
Goshen NY
Place
Name: City: Goshen
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
transcription: lmd
revision: ekk 2015-12-16
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Page 1
Goshen 2nd June 1830
On page 2, SSS tells WHS to bring FMS and the children down. FWS, WHS and FMS’s second child, was not born until July 8, 1830. If the letter was written June 2, 1830, WHS and FMS had 1 child then, but by June 2, 1831, they had 2 children. This date choice is in agreement with the recipient’s clerical note.
Learning by a letter from you to G W Seward
Name: George Seward
Birth: 1808-08-26
Death: 1888-12-07
received by last Mail that you have not been in-
formed of the circumstances which have taken
place in our family since I left you in
Albany
Name: City: Albany
County: Albany
State: NY
Country: US
– I think it my duty to instruct
you some what on this subject ––
A few days after you received our remons-
trances on the Bay Meadow act – I learned
by letter from you & Col. W.
business was put at rest, I set about an enter-
prise which I believe I mentioned to
you when I saw you last viz that of taking a
tour to the southwestern States – Accordingly
on the 16th of April Ma
Name: Mary Seward
Birth: 1769-11-27
Death: 1844-12-11
& myself in a two
horse cariage with Charles
out – owing however to bad weather I had
taken an excessive bad cold and on our
ariving at Newburgh
Name: City: Newburgh
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
a fever set in but
determined to prossicute our Jurney
at short stages we in 7 days arive at
Silas Hortons
Name: Silas Horton
Birth: 1764-07-17
Death: 1842-12-10
in Chester
Name: City: Chester
County: Morris
State: NJ
Country: US
– Here I was
laid up for four weeks with the Pleu-
resy on the left side and a relaps on
the right which brought me empha-
tically to death’s door But through the
support of a kind providence, the aid
of an able Physician
friends I was so far restored as to
Page 2
Once more arive againe once more
arive at our own house – abandoning
altogether the Illinois
Name: Illinois City:
County:
State: IL
Country: US
Journey – perhaps
forever – Feeble as I am a mere skeliton
tottering on my cane, my hand trem-
bling with weakness like an aspen leaf
I am since the 30 May holding our May
Term under the gratulations of more friends
than I ever met before – When this is through
and my health a little more restored I
hope againe to renew the long and I may
of correspondence –
when I was so far resume as to be able to
notice what was passing – I found a letter
from you in which you wish us to visit
you – This we should of all things be pleas-
ed to do but fear it will be impossible
We have hope and request that you will
bring all your family
family
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
down with you
when you come to the Court of Errors
Our family are well I have not time
to say more than that we wish you to
bring Frances and the children down
And if Judge Miller
Name: Elijah Miller
Birth: 1772-04-11
Death: 1851-11-13
Grand Ma
Name: Paulina Miller
Birth: 1751
Death: 1835-10-03
Aunt Clarry
Name: Clarinda McClallen
Birth: 1793-05-01
Death: 1862-09-05
or any other friends
can come Along we shall be much
gratified – I hope you will start
long enough before hand to make
us a good visit before the [ court ]
Reason: opens
and we will return your family
to Albany when the Court ajourns
Yours Affectionately
S S Seward
[left Margin]
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
S. S. Seward 2 June 1831–
Goshen 2nd June 1830
On page 2, SSS tells WHS to bring FMS and the children down. FWS, WHS and FMS’s second child, was not born until July 8, 1830. If the letter was written June 2, 1830, WHS and FMS had 1 child then, but by June 2, 1831, they had 2 children. This date choice is in agreement with the recipient’s clerical note.Editorial Note
Learning by a letter from you to G W Seward
Person
received by last Mail that you have not been in-
formed of the circumstances which have taken
place in our family since I left you in
Albany
Place
you some what on this subject ––
A few days after you received our remons-
trances on the Bay Meadow act – I learned
by letter from you & Col. W.
Unknown
we learned that
business was put at rest, I set about an enter-
prise which I believe I mentioned to
you when I saw you last viz that of taking a
tour to the southwestern States – Accordingly
on the 16th of April Ma
Person
horse cariage with Charles
Unknown
to drive we setout – owing however to bad weather I had
taken an excessive bad cold and on our
ariving at Newburgh
Place
determined to prossicute our Jurney
at short stages we in 7 days arive at
Silas Hortons
Person
Place
laid up for four weeks with the Pleu-
resy on the left side and a relaps on
the right which brought me empha-
tically to death’s door But through the
support of a kind providence, the aid
of an able Physician
Unknown
and affectionatefriends I was so far restored as to
Once more arive againe once more
arive at our own house – abandoning
altogether the Illinois
Place
forever – Feeble as I am a mere skeliton
tottering on my cane, my hand trem-
bling with weakness like an aspen leaf
I am since the 30 May holding our May
Term under the gratulations of more friends
than I ever met before – When this is through
and my health a little more restored I
hope againe to renew the long and I may
of correspondence –
when I was so far resume as to be able to
notice what was passing – I found a letter
from you in which you wish us to visit
you – This we should of all things be pleas-
ed to do but fear it will be impossible
We have hope and request that you will
bring all your family
People
People
when you come to the Court of Errors
Our family are well I have not time
to say more than that we wish you to
bring Frances and the children down
And if Judge Miller
Person
Person
Aunt Clarry
Person
can come Along we shall be much
gratified – I hope you will start
long enough before hand to make
us a good visit before the [ court ]
Supplied
and we will return your family
to Albany when the Court ajourns
Yours Affectionately
S S Seward
[left Margin]
Person
date:
Thursday, June 2, 1831
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