Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, April 14, 1833

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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, April 14, 1833

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1833-04-14

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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, April 14, 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: mep 

revision: ekk 2015-07-16

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Florida 14th Apl 1832 1833
Dear Wm Henry
I have Just returned home after 6 day
absence 5 of which at the Newburgh
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Place

Name:  City:  Newburgh County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
Circuit one
in New York. Yours of the Seventh and Ninth are
before me. I hope for your benefit your West
friends will cheerfully [ acquies ]
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Alternate Text

Alternate Text: acquiesce
in your Tour
much as I prise your Com. I never would con-
sent to your going was it not for the benefit I
think you will derive as a Literary Man.
I have much business to dispach but am making
every exertion to get through and spend two
or three weeks in New York
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Place

Name:  City:  New York County:   State:  NY Country:  US
before we set out
which I think can be usefully applied[ . ]
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Supplied

Reason: 

I have at length procured what I consider
a tolerable satisfactory return to be made
signed and put in the hands of Judge Fow- ler
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Person

Name: Gilbert Fowler Birth: 1788-12-10 Death: 1843-12-27
who has promised to file it in the Sup. C. Clerks
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Person

Name: William Hallett Birth: 1796 Death: 1848-10-18Certainty: Probable
of Office in New York the beginning
of Next Week. I wish you to see it as soon
as possible and if any amendments sug-
gest themselves apply for them the first term
You will no doubt dispach your business
and get down as soon as possible. Our arrange-
ments can be made much better together
than at such a distance. I am much gratified
to hear that you have taken measures to
procure letters from Washington
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Place

Name:  City:  Washington D.C. County:   State:  DC Country:  US
. They will
carry weight with them. Owing to a sudden
change in the weather when I came on
board the steam boat last evening I am
almost down with a [ seve ]
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Alternate Text

Alternate Text: severe
Cold and sore
throat. Ma
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Person

Name: Mary Seward Birth: 1769-11-27 Death: 1844-12-11
is not very well but we
think of b riding out again when the
air becomes mild. I spent sometime
with Mr Lewis
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Person

Name: Levi Lewis Birth: 1791 Death: 1860-09-05Certainty: Probable
of your place this week
I think him Lewis a very pleasant sort.
Love and respect to all our friends.
WH Seward SSSeward
date: 
Sunday, April 14, 1833
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