Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, December 30, 1837
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings 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 William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, December 30, 1837
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Benjamin Seward
Person
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
Person
location:
Westfield NY
Place
Name: City: Westfield
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: keh
revision: crb 2015-11-09
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Auburn December 30, 1837.
My dear Jennings,
Safe arrived last night – found all well.
Found a letter from New York
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
requiring me to be at
Philadelphia
Name: City: Philadelphia
County: Philadelphia
State: PA
Country: US
on the 26
th instant, and saying my
arrangement could then be made.
Hard as it is I leave on the 1st prox. Say to Mr Rumsey
be returned to New York & glad to see him at the
City Hotel. Direct letters for me to care of Am.
Trust Co. New York.
All send love.
Yours affectionately
W.H.S.
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Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauque
Name: Chautauqua County City:
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
Co.
AUBURN N.Y. DEC 31
Type: postmark
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
December 30, 1837
Auburn December 30, 1837.
My dear Jennings,
Safe arrived last night – found all well.
Found a letter from New York
Place
Philadelphia
Place
arrangement could then be made.
Hard as it is I leave on the 1st prox. Say to Mr Rumsey
Unknown
that the 3d week in January I will probablybe returned to New York & glad to see him at the
City Hotel. Direct letters for me to care of Am.
Trust Co. New York.
All send love.
Yours affectionately
W.H.S.
Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauque
Place
AUBURN N.Y. DEC 31
Stamp
Person
date:
Saturday, December 30, 1837
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