Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, May 31, 1838
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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, May 31, 1838
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Date:1838-05-31
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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, May 31, 1838
action: sent
sender:
George Seward
Person
Name: George Seward
Birth: 1808-08-26
Death: 1888-12-07
Person
location:
Newburgh NY
Place
Name: City: Newburgh
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
transcription:
revision: 2015-12-08
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Page 1
Mendham May 31 st 1838
My Dear Brother,
I received you letter writ-
ten whilst in Florida
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
, I am gratified
that Fathers health has so much im-
proved as he wrote me last fall, that
he was sinking quite fast.
I am yet afraid we shall miss
each other, next Thursday the 7th of
June I am going up to Rockaway
Name: City:
County:
State:
Country:
which
is one quarter of my distance home and
as I have been expecting to go up to
Florida for the last three or four months
and because I cannot keep my horse
here with any peace I shall got on to
Florida to dispose of him.–
If you receive this in time you can
write, Tempe
Name: Temperance Seward
Birth: 1812-09-30
Death: 1848-10-18
is quite smart—
Your Respectfully
GW Seward
Page 2
G.W.Seward
May 31, 1838
Mendham May 31 st 1838
My Dear Brother,
I received you letter writ-
ten whilst in Florida
Place
that Fathers health has so much im-
proved as he wrote me last fall, that
he was sinking quite fast.
I am yet afraid we shall miss
each other, next Thursday the 7th of
June I am going up to Rockaway
Place
is one quarter of my distance home and
as I have been expecting to go up to
Florida for the last three or four months
and because I cannot keep my horse
here with any peace I shall got on to
Florida to dispose of him.–
If you receive this in time you can
write, Tempe
Person
Your Respectfully
GW Seward
G.W.Seward
May 31, 1838
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Thursday, May 31, 1838
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