Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, July 22, 1833

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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, July 22, 1833

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Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1833-07-22

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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, July 22, 1833

action: sent

sender: George Seward
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Person

Name: George Seward Birth: 1808-08-26 Death: 1888-12-07

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: London 
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Place

Name:  City:  London County:   State:   Country:  GB

transcription: aew 

revision: ekk 2015-12-16

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Florida July 23rd 1833
My Dear Brother
Now I have written a letter
to Father
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Person

Name: Samuel Seward Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
I suppose it will be agreeable also
to you to receive one from the same pen.
I will not promise you one of the same length
of his—Frances
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Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
shortly after you sailed wrote
a letter to Mother
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Person

Name: Mary Seward Birth: 1769-11-27 Death: 1844-12-11
which I took the liberty
to answer and I have received another good let
ter from her it was really so much of a treat
that I cannot go by mentioning it here and that
I intend soon to answer it
The Editors of our journals complain bitterly
of the dearth of political news, hardly a wave
swells upon the bosom of the political—no jar
ring of the parties no strife of candidate, all is peace
and serene—so with me I know of nothing
which I suppose will interest you except
what I have written in my letter to Father
—I wish you were here a little while to see
our little new comer I know whith half
a glance you would feel very much interested
she is a Seward all out, nice hair, blue eyes, long
slender limbs and very good nature except when
neglected and then make no hesitation to
show her spunk —We've call her after her Aunts
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Person

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

Sarah Cornelia
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Person

Name: Sarah Seward Birth: 1833-06-08 Death: 1891-06-12
——She is a tiny one, but then
the greater treasures are always committed to
the smallest vessels—Still we are jogging along
Tempe
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Person

Name: Temperance Seward Birth: 1812-09-30 Death: 1848-10-18
, Sarah, Doct. Horton
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Person

Name: William  Horton Birth: 1796-05-16 Death: 1844-12-01
and myself makes
up our family circle except now and then
when a friend steps in to make us a little
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of an afternoons visit. I have engaged the Carpenter
to put a new well curb up and other improve-
ments after haying is through and when I
shall take my good wife and her little charge
to the land of Jersey
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Place

Name:  City:   County:   State:  NJ Country:  US

What strange things are going to happen
Father so says report is going to Holland
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Place

Name:  City:  Holland County:  Erie State:  NY Country:  US
to
purchase the great western Holland land
company out and his Son for the lawyer goes to
examine titles and see that the business is
a "fair business transaction," Should this be the
case it is probable that we may all move out
to the west, But when is it to take place
there is the rub—
I suppose that you will hear from you many
friends, Tracy
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Person

Name: Albert Tracy Birth: 1793-06-17 Death: 1859-09-12
Weed
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Person

Name: Thurlow Weed Birth: 1797-11-15 Death: 1882-11-22
&c- it would therefore
be superfluous for one to write any thing
about them. The Republican Banner which
you know was in danger of bankruptcy is
likely to sustain itself A new paper is prom-
ised to be set in motion as a kind of Anti-
Regency affair under the auspices of Van Duzen
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Person

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

who they are now endeavoring not to
whip in, but out of the ranks——
He was toasted on the 4th July in several
places and if that as it is often and greatly
said a sign, the Regency will find it rather
a difficult thing
Ann Maria
Unknown
is dead, She had declined in
health for some time and was advised to con-
sult Dr Physick
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Person

Name: Philip Physick Birth: 1768-07-07 Death: 1837-12-15
of Philadelphia
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Place

Name:  City:  Philadelphia County:  Philadelphia State:  PA Country:  US
, on her journey
homewards she was taken worse and died
at Princeton
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Place

Name:  City:  Princeton County:  Mercer State:  NJ Country:  US

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I wish I had a letter from you perhaps
I might find something in it to write about
I expect that according to the station
you was pleased to assign me in the list
of your correspondence I must have a
letter soon—I know you will write &
as I am ashamed not to send this but would
be still more ashamed that to send any
so I conclude—We all wish you a
pleasant journey
Your affectionate
Brother
GW Seward
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Hon. William H. Seward
Care of BJ Seward North No 166 Nassau G
ST New York
Care Baring Brothers & Co
London
seward-pen
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
G.W. Seward
July 22. 1833
date: 
Monday, July 22, 1833
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