Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, February 17, 1833

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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, February 17, 1833

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1833-02-17

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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, February 17, 1833

action: sent

sender: Samuel Seward
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Person

Name: Samuel Seward Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24

location: Florida NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Florida County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US

receiver: William Seward
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Person

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

location: Albany NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Albany County:  Albany State:  NY Country:  US

transcription: lbk 

revision: dxt 2015-06-04

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My Dear W. H. Florida 17 Feb 1833
My official duties terminate
about the ninth of March. Anxious
to be released from its responsabilities
I fully determined to declair public-
ly at Dec. Term. A simultanious re-
quest of Gentlemen from all parts
of the County
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Place

Name: Orange County City:   County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
over persuaded me to
let this public expression rest.
I arrive at the Feb terms with the
full expectation that all friends
would think this measure advisable
but to my utter astonishment meetings
were held every day and night
last week to induce me not to
come out till they could hear
from Albany. Still protesting that
they honor no [ bet ]
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Supplied

Reason: hole
ter man. Van Duzer
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Person

Name: Isaac Van Duzer Birth: 1802-05-08 Death: 1841-11-27

was to write but no communicati-
on has come. Thus you perceive
how I am plased. Desirous of detecting
an offence I have derived all the
honor from I could ever expect.
And still pressed by my Old
honored and faithfull friends
not to disert them. They say if
I leave them their hope is gone.
Still I cannot learn they have
any prosspect of success. Your
one on the spot, and I most
earnestly wish you to give
me your views by the first possi-
ble opportunity. And if it is
necessary to send from Goshen
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Place

Name:  City:  Goshen County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
on
purpose do so at my expense
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Free S S Seward
PM. Florida
William H Seward Esqr
In Senate
Albany
seward-pen
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
S. S. Seward
15 Feb. 1833
date: 
Sunday, February 17, 1833
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