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
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Florida NY
Place
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
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: kac
revision: crb 2015-11-11
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Florida Jan 30. 1838.
My dear Jennings-
We have been delayed by [ divers ]
Alternate Text: drivers
illness, not serious but vexatious, until we find ourselves
here at this late day. All tolerably well now.
Father
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
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
Name: Rachel Seward
Birth: 1805-07-15
Death: 1848-05-14
has had a serious illness but
is convalescent. Our cousin Charles Tuthill
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
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
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
Florida
Jary '31
Florida Jan 30. 1838.
My dear Jennings-
We have been delayed by [ divers ]
Alternate Text
illness, not serious but vexatious, until we find ourselves
here at this late day. All tolerably well now.
Father
Person
left us last summer. Mother
Person
her arm remains almost useless and is sometimes
painful. Lockey
Person
is convalescent. Our cousin Charles Tuthill
Person
died of a rapid consumption about ten days
since.
We trust to reach Auburn
Place
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.
Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Land Office
Westfield
Chautauqua Co
N York
Person
Jary '31
Unknown
January 30. 1838date:
Tuesday, January 30, 1838
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