Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 21, 1838
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 21, 1838
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1838-08-21
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 21, 1838
action: sent
sender:
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
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: mah
revision: ekk 2015-11-18
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Page 1
Chautauqua Co L. O.
Westfield Augt 21. 1838
Dear Henry
Van Hall
Name: Peter Van Hall
Birth: 1799-12-23
Death:
writes me that he
cannot execute the deeds sent him
last May, (100) nor those sent
by Henry Smith
Name: Henry Smith
Birth:
Death: 1850-08-12Certainty: Probable
(172), “because”
as he says “the [ tittle ]
Alternate Text: title had passed
out of the H. L. Co before his
return”.!! Can you not write
him & argue him out of this
position. He must execute them
or we must make them all over
of new date, & new [ morgages ]
Alternate Text: mortgages
also.
I have spent two days, closely
and have only gotten to do 101
in describing your lots for sale
, fear I shall hardly have them
ready to send by Underwood
Page 2
He is still out looking: expect
him home tonight.
The letters from W.
Name: George Seward
Birth: 1808-08-26
Death: 1888-12-07
show that
things are working at cross purposes
and it [ amazs ]
Alternate Text: amazes me to hear it.
When U. returns I will send
you. In the meantime allow
me to tax you once a week
to drop me a brief line how
things are working & how you
feel.
Old John Steward
Name: John Steward
Birth: 1777-04-04
Death: 1854-12-19
is here.
Yours as ever
BJ
Page 3
W.H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N.Y.
Westfield N.Y. Aug 22
Type: postmark
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
B.J. Seward
Aug 21. 1838.
Chautauqua Co L. O.
Westfield Augt 21. 1838
Dear Henry
Van Hall
Person
cannot execute the deeds sent him
last May, (100) nor those sent
by Henry Smith
Person
as he says “the [ tittle ]
Alternate Text
out of the H. L. Co before his
return”.!! Can you not write
him & argue him out of this
position. He must execute them
or we must make them all over
of new date, & new [ morgages ]
Alternate Text
also.
I have spent two days, closely
and have only gotten to do 101
in describing your lots for sale
, fear I shall hardly have them
ready to send by Underwood
Unknown
. He is still out looking: expect
him home tonight.
The letters from W.
Person
things are working at cross purposes
and it [ amazs ]
Alternate Text
When U. returns I will send
you. In the meantime allow
me to tax you once a week
to drop me a brief line how
things are working & how you
feel.
Old John Steward
Person
Yours as ever
BJ
W.H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N.Y.
Westfield N.Y. Aug 22
Stamp
Person
Aug 21. 1838.
date:
Tuesday, August 21, 1838
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