Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, January 18, 1838

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, January 18, 1838

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Distributor:Seward Family Papers Project

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1838-01-18

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, January 18, 1838

action: sent

sender: William Seward
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Person

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

location: Philadelphia PA
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Place

Name:  City:  Philadelphia County:  Philadelphia State:  PA 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: dxt 

revision: crb 2015-11-10

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Philada Jan. 18.
My dear J.
Between us, my arrangement is consummated for
the whole money payable as soon as the papers can
be made out. So you will please make out a state-
ment like that of the 1st May last, of the whole estate
Supp[ os ]
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Supplied

Reason: 
ing you can perfect it by 20th Feb. Make it out per-
fect as of that day. I will advise you when and where
to send it to me. Make it so that it can be put into
two books. One to contain ^statements of^ Bonds & Mortgages, the
other the contracts reverted & unsold lands.
Let them be neatly prepared. If you cannot get
it completed by 20thFeb, then bring it down to 1st March.
Also an account with ^of^ Chautauqua
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Place

Name: Chautauqua County City:   County:  Chautauqua State:  NY Country:  US
Office with General
land Office.
The Ohio
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Place

Name: Ohio City:   County:   State:  OH Country:  US
certificate of the Lumbermans
Bank was paid & I have drawn $600, of it, you
need not draw for balance.
The $4000 draft was protested. Will you advise
Mr Falconer
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Person

Name: Robert Falconer Birth: 1780-12-22 Death: 1851-10-20
& Mr Lowry
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Person

Name: Nathaniel Lowry Birth: 1805-10-22 Death: 1852-02-23
& respectfully request
them to inform me what arrangements they have
made or can ^expect^ make.
Fred
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Person

Name: Frederick Seward Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
has been shut up three days. Fan
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Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
has
a sore throat, but we all leave for New York
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Place

Name:  City:   County:   State:  NY Country:  US
to-
night.
In haste yours alway
W.H.S.
Page 2

Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co
NYork.
PHILADELHPIA PA JAN 18
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Type: postmark

seward-pen
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Person

Name: Benjamin Seward Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24
January 18, 1838
date: 
Thursday, January 18, 1838
year: 
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