Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, July 1, 1838
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, July 1, 1838
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Date:1838-07-01
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, July 1, 1838
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Albany NY
Place
Name: City: Albany
County: Albany
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: ahf
revision: ekk 2015-11-12
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Page 1
Albany July 1.
My dear J,
After perhaps no greater delay than ought to have been expected we
are all together, and will leave for New York
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
in the boat tonight.
I hope ten days will bring me to Chautauqua
Name: Chautauqua County City:
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
, with our business finally
closed.
It is made known here that an effort will be made to make up
a different face in regard to my position in Chautauqua & it is for that purpose
deemed very desirable that my friend Mr. Plumb
Name: Alvin Plumb
Birth: 1802-06-09
Death: 1877-08-31
should be at the Y. M. Conven-
tion
Whig Young Men's Convention
in Utica
Name: City: Utica
County: Oneida
State: NY
Country: US
. I fear his circumstances may make it unpleasant. Will you
say to him as of yourself that it is so desirable that you will save him less
of expense knowing that I would esteem it a duty to do so, and if he wishes
furnish the amount to him.
Yours faithfully
Page 2
Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co.
Albany N.Y. Jul 1.
Type: postmark
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24Certainty: Probable
July 1. 1838
Albany July 1.
My dear J,
After perhaps no greater delay than ought to have been expected we
are all together, and will leave for New York
Place
I hope ten days will bring me to Chautauqua
Place
closed.
It is made known here that an effort will be made to make up
a different face in regard to my position in Chautauqua & it is for that purpose
deemed very desirable that my friend Mr. Plumb
Person
tion
Whig Young Men's ConventionEditorial Note
Place
say to him as of yourself that it is so desirable that you will save him less
of expense knowing that I would esteem it a duty to do so, and if he wishes
furnish the amount to him.
Yours faithfully
Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co.
Albany N.Y. Jul 1.
Stamp
Person
date:
Sunday, July 1, 1838
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