Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, March 31, 1833
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Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, March 31, 1833
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Date:1833-03-31
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Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, March 31, 1833
action: sent
sender:
Elijah Miller
Person
Name: Elijah Miller
Birth: 1772-04-11
Death: 1851-11-13
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Albany NY
Place
Name: City: Albany
County: Albany
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: ekk
revision: crb 2016-03-17
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Page 1
Auburn 31st March 1833
Dr. Sir
The weather is fine here tho' rather cold
the roads are dry or nearly so, and in ^a^ few
days will probably be more smooth so
that the travelling will be fine in a short
time, and I should advise you to take ad-
vantage of the good travelling so as to be
at home by the 15 th of April to be pre-
pared for the Circuit, as I understand from
Mr Beardslee
Name: Nelson Beardsley
Birth: 1807-05-30
Death: 1894-01-15
that you
^have^
a number of Suits
to attend to, and that your clients expect
your services at Court, and I think it would
would be injustice towards them if their
causes are in any way neglected
With respect to your crossing the atlan-
tic in June next, my opinion is against it,
besides the loss of business[ , ]
Reason: your situation
as Senator I think makes ^it^ your duty to
attend the Court of Errors as regards the
public & the Suites in that Court, and
I should suppose that as it relates to
yourself the opportunity of hearing
able Counsel discovering & examining
of important Law & Equity question
questions would be highly advantage-
ous to you in your profession...
But still if you th should think it
advisable ^or rather your duty^ to go with your Father
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
W. Beards-
lee will attend to the business of the office
& with my assistance & advice do what
can be done under in your absence
The Banks are to receive subscriptions for
the Stocks of the Cay. Co Bank are to
be open on the 18th 19th & 20th Apl. there
appears at present as if there would be
a Split ^interim^ Throop
Name: George Throop
Birth: 1793-04-12
Death: 1854-02-23
& Garrow
Name: Nathaniel Garrow
Birth: 1780-04-25
Death: 1841-03-03
& their Respective
friends, which of those two shall be the
president & where the Bank shall be
located in the Village; it is said that
Page 2
John Porter
Name: John Porter
Birth: 1790-10-24
Death: 1874-02-03
is decidedly against Throop &
is talking & acting agt him, & is with
Garrow & his friends...
The Baptist Church People have sold
their Church Edifice of Capt Chase
Name: George Chase
Birth: 1785-04-07
Death: 1853-01-01
who
is a making a thorough repairs in
& about the Building & fixing of
it up in a superior Stile for the
Universalist, it will be compleated
by the 1st of June, when the Revd
Mr Skinner
Name: Dolphus Skinner
Birth: 1800-05-18
Death: 1869-10-02
of Utica
Name: City: Utica
County: Oneida
State: NY
Country: US
is to come to
Auburn & dedicate it, to the great
annoyance the Prespe Presbiterians,
who are restrained from censering ^censuring^ of
the Baptist as loud & as openly
as they otherwise would (for selling
to the Universalist) was it not [ tha ]
Alternate Text: that
it implicates E. Hills
Name: Eleazer Hills
Birth: 1785-11-04
Death: 1856-09-25
in who compelled
the Baptist to abandon their Cle plan
of Worship & to sell for what they
could get; Beardslee obtained the
Vice Chancellors order authorising
the Baptist to sell, & the Ba Trustees
have paid him in full of all demands
$100 Cash & $70 in a Note to apply on
payment for a Pew in their new
Church when built…
Amos Underwood
Name: Amos Underwood
Birth: 1791-12-22
Death: 1846-06-23
& most of the new
Converts in the late protracted meetings
are backsliding & returning to their former
Causes…The family are all well and
will expect you all home by the 15th whether
the Legislature should adju adjourn or
not adjourn
Yours respectfully
E. Miller
Wm H. Seward Esq.
Page 3
N. B. Beardslee is to be married to
Maria Kellogg
Name: Maria Comstock
Birth: 1811-09-06
Death: 1839-12-04
, but when not yet
known, this event not to change his
plan of residence of ^or^ change this hi his
present arrangement in business;
this ^(that is the non intended marriage)^ behavior must not be promulgated
or mentioned at present
E. M
Page 4
Auburn 31st March 1833
Dr. Sir
The weather is fine here tho' rather cold
the roads are dry or nearly so, and in ^a^ few
days will probably be more smooth so
that the travelling will be fine in a short
time, and I should advise you to take ad-
vantage of the good travelling so as to be
at home by the 15 th of April to be pre-
pared for the Circuit, as I understand from
Mr Beardslee
Person
to attend to, and that your clients expect
your services at Court, and I think it would
would be injustice towards them if their
causes are in any way neglected
With respect to your crossing the atlan-
tic in June next, my opinion is against it,
besides the loss of business[ , ]
Supplied
as Senator I think makes ^it^ your duty to
attend the Court of Errors as regards the
public & the Suites in that Court, and
I should suppose that as it relates to
yourself the opportunity of hearing
able Counsel discovering & examining
of important Law & Equity question
questions would be highly advantage-
ous to you in your profession...
But still if you th should think it
advisable ^or rather your duty^ to go with your Father
Person
lee will attend to the business of the office
& with my assistance & advice do what
can be done under in your absence
The Banks are to receive subscriptions for
the Stocks of the Cay. Co Bank are to
be open on the 18th 19th & 20th Apl. there
appears at present as if there would be
a Split ^interim^ Throop
Person
Person
friends, which of those two shall be the
president & where the Bank shall be
located in the Village; it is said that
John Porter
Person
is talking & acting agt him, & is with
Garrow & his friends...
The Baptist Church People have sold
their Church Edifice of Capt Chase
Person
is a making a thorough repairs in
& about the Building & fixing of
it up in a superior Stile for the
Universalist, it will be compleated
by the 1st of June, when the Revd
Mr Skinner
Person
Place
Auburn & dedicate it, to the great
annoyance the Prespe Presbiterians,
who are restrained from censering ^censuring^ of
the Baptist as loud & as openly
as they otherwise would (for selling
to the Universalist) was it not [ tha ]
Alternate Text
it implicates E. Hills
Person
the Baptist to abandon their Cle plan
of Worship & to sell for what they
could get; Beardslee obtained the
Vice Chancellors order authorising
the Baptist to sell, & the Ba Trustees
have paid him in full of all demands
$100 Cash & $70 in a Note to apply on
payment for a Pew in their new
Church when built…
Amos Underwood
Person
Converts in the late protracted meetings
are backsliding & returning to their former
Causes…The family are all well and
will expect you all home by the 15th whether
the Legislature should adju adjourn or
not adjourn
Yours respectfully
E. Miller
Wm H. Seward Esq.
N. B. Beardslee is to be married to
Maria Kellogg
Person
known, this event not to change his
plan of residence of ^or^ change this hi his
present arrangement in business;
this ^(that is the non intended marriage)^ behavior must not be promulgated
or mentioned at present
E. M
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Sunday, March 31, 1833
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