Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 22, 1837

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 22, 1837

transcriber

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Distributor:Seward Family Papers Project

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1837-05-22

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 22, 1837

action: sent

sender: William Seward
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Person

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

location: Florida NY
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Place

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

receiver: Benjamin Seward
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Person

Name: Benjamin Seward Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24

location: Westfield NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Westfield County:  Chautauqua State:  NY Country:  US

transcription: kac 

revision: crb 2015-10-23

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Florida—May 22—
Still at work with Clay
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Person

Name: Henry Clay Birth: 1777-04-12 Death: 1852-06-29
Lay
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Person

Name: George Lay Birth: 1798-07-26 Death: 1860-10-21
Sch
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Person

Name: Abraham Schermerhorn Birth: 1791-12-11 Death: 1855-08-22
-Rathb
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Person

Name: Jared Rathbone Birth: 1791-08-02 Death: 1845-05-13
& others—we will
close here this week and go to N.Y.
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Place

Name:  City:  New York County:   State:  NY Country:  US
perhaps on Monday.
We have heavy work only think of our having in one
way or another to make four or five copies of the
schedules.
I have not time to give you the details of our arrange-
ment but it will be wise & will proceed on the
principle of throwing the responsibility upon you
& tending your duties shortly very easy—
We work on as for life—
All well—Father
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Person

Name: Samuel Seward Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
greatly improved Mother
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Person

Name: Mary Seward Birth: 1769-11-27 Death: 1844-12-11
blessed woman
making us most comfortable—
o Uncle Ben
Unknown
much better—
Your brother H
Be contented & happy & get well—
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Benjamin J. Seward
Chautauqua Land Office
Westfield
N. York
seward-pen
Unknown
Florida
May 23
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Person

Name: Benjamin Seward Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24
May 22, 1837
date: 
Monday, May 22, 1837
year: 
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