Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 30, 1837

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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 30, 1837

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Distributor:Seward Family Papers Project

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1837-12-30

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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 30, 1837

action: sent

sender: 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

receiver: William Seward
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Person

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

location: Auburn NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Auburn County:  Cayuga State:  NY Country:  US

transcription: keh 

revision: crb 2015-11-09

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Westfield Dec 30 1837
Dear Henry
We have closed the day
with 73 transactions & $1,600 received
– and the week, with 313 transactions
and $7,152 received.
I am much embarrassed with
crises of one year articles – to en-
courage the downcast discovery
to prick up the dull & guard
against the rogueish, in every
case, is what I cannot promise
myself. But I am investigating
each case as carefully as the
case will admit, taking back
none, or rarely one – & getting a
little if possible or a note with
another name, where nothing else
can be had.
21. Persons have been in who
have paid nothing – most of whom
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say that they will try – a few are
discouraged & will lose their farms.
Your New York
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Place

Name:  City:   County:   State:  NY Country:  US
bill is pro-
tested.
We have settled with Rowland Cobb
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Person

Name: Rowland Cobb Birth: 1802-07-02 Death: 1884-03-05
.
A man by the name of
John W. Lewis
Unknown
or something like
it writes you from Buffaloe
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Place

Name:  City:  Buffalo County:  Erie State:  NY Country:  US

that he expects to be in Albany
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Place

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

& Washington
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Place

Name:  City:  Washington D.C. County:   State:  DC Country:  US
this winter &
asks when you go East – wishes
to see you. Says you must be
put in nomination & thinks
it can easily be done &
will be done.
All well. Write &
tell me the chara[ c ]
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Supplied

Reason: 
ter of the
interville in Canandagua
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Place

Name:  City:  Canandaigua County:  Ontario State:  NY Country:  US
[ . ]
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Supplied

Reason: 

Affectionate remembrances to
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Frances
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Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
& the boys
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People

Name: Frederick Seward Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25 Name: Augustus Seward Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
[ . ]
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Reason: 

Yours as ever
B. J Seward
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W H Seward Esq
Auburn
Single
WESTFIELD N.Y. DEC 31
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Stamp

Type: postmark

seward-pen
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
B.J. Seward
Dec 10, 1837
date: 
Saturday, December 30, 1837
year: