Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, April 18, 1838
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, April 18, 1838
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Date:1838-04-18
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, April 18, 1838
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
New York NY
Place
Name: City: New York
County:
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: sgl
revision: ekk 2015-11-23
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New York April 18th 1838.
My dear Jennings,
After a weeks delay at Albany
Name: City: Albany
County: Albany
State: NY
Country: US
in attention
to the affairs interests and concerns of our political friends
I am at length here, and have commenced labor prepera-
tory to the consummation of my business here. How long
it will take I know not but, I hope to make it
as brief as perseverence and attention will permit.
Your favor of the 11th is here, I do not know
that I can give you any important aid or advice
only to save all apperance of harshness, as my friends
are now entirely confident that their past pressure
in my behalf will be made the policy of the party.
I wish you to write to Brown
Name: City: Mina
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
or cause Walker
Name: Richard Walker
Birth: 1802
Death: Certainty: Probable
to see him and have him come to the office, and write a letter
to Thurlow Weed
Name: Thurlow Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15
Death: 1882-11-22
asking if the land can be had again.
Please attend to this matter without delay, and with
delicacy.
Yours faithfully
W.H.S.
Please tell Mr. Haight
Name: Fletcher Haight
Birth: 1799-11-28
Death: 1866-02-23
that I have his letter &
will make an application to the S NY & Erie
Railroad Co. in his behalf.
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Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua County
NEW YORK APL 18
Type: postmark
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
April 18, 1838
New York April 18th 1838.
My dear Jennings,
After a weeks delay at Albany
Place
to the affairs interests and concerns of our political friends
I am at length here, and have commenced labor prepera-
tory to the consummation of my business here. How long
it will take I know not but, I hope to make it
as brief as perseverence and attention will permit.
Your favor of the 11th is here, I do not know
that I can give you any important aid or advice
only to save all apperance of harshness, as my friends
are now entirely confident that their past pressure
in my behalf will be made the policy of the party.
I wish you to write to Brown
Unknown
in MinaPlace
Person
to see him and have him come to the office, and write a letter
to Thurlow Weed
Person
Please attend to this matter without delay, and with
delicacy.
Yours faithfully
W.H.S.
Please tell Mr. Haight
Person
will make an application to the S NY & Erie
Railroad Co. in his behalf.
Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua County
NEW YORK APL 18
Stamp
Person
date:
Wednesday, April 18, 1838
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