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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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
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Philadelphia PA
Place
Name: City: Philadelphia
County: Philadelphia
State: PA
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
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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 ]
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
Name: Chautauqua County City:
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
Office with General
land Office.
The Ohio
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
Name: Robert Falconer
Birth: 1780-12-22
Death: 1851-10-20
& Mr Lowry
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
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
has been shut up three days. Fan
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
has
a sore throat, but we all leave for New York
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
Type: postmark
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
January 18, 1838
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 ]
Supplied
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
Place
land Office.
The Ohio
Place
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
Person
Person
them to inform me what arrangements they have
made or can ^expect^ make.
Fred
Person
Person
a sore throat, but we all leave for New York
Place
night.
In haste yours alway
W.H.S.
Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co
NYork.
PHILADELHPIA PA JAN 18
Stamp
Person
date:
Thursday, January 18, 1838
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