Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, January 30, 1838

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, January 30, 1838

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Distributor:Seward Family Papers Project

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1838-01-30

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, January 30, 1838

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 2015-11-11

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Florida Jan 30. 1838.
My dear Jennings-
We have been delayed by [ divers ]
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Alternate Text: drivers

illness, not serious but vexatious, until we find ourselves
here at this late day. All tolerably well now.
Father
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Person

Name: Samuel Seward Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
is in better health I think than when he
left us last summer. Mother
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Person

Name: Mary Seward Birth: 1769-11-27 Death: 1844-12-11
quite well except that
her arm remains almost useless and is sometimes
painful. Lockey
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Person

Name: Rachel Seward Birth: 1805-07-15 Death: 1848-05-14
has had a serious illness but
is convalescent. Our cousin Charles Tuthill
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Person

Name: Charles Tuthill Birth: 1810-01-08 Death: 1838-01-04

died of a rapid consumption about ten days
since.
We trust to reach Auburn
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Place

Name:  City:  Auburn County:  Cayuga State:  NY Country:  US
next week-soon
after which I shall be with you.
I trust you are perfecting the papers-Write to
Auburn until you hear further from me.
All desire to be remembered
Affectionately your brother
W.H. Seward
B.J. Seward Esq.
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Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Land Office
Westfield
Chautauqua Co
N York
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Person

Name: Benjamin Seward Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24
Florida
Jary '31
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Unknown
January 30. 1838
date: 
Tuesday, January 30, 1838
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