Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, August 27, 1838

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, August 27, 1838

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Distributor:Seward Family Papers Project

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1838-08-27

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, August 27, 1838

action: sent

sender: William Seward
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10

location: Auburn NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Auburn County:  Cayuga State:  NY Country:  US

receiver: Benjamin Seward
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Person

Name: Benjamin Seward Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24

location: Westfield NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Westfield County:  Chautauqua State:  NY Country:  US

transcription: keh 

revision: ekk 2015-11-18

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Monday morning –
I have been unable to write. I arrived here on Monday af-
ternoon and went on Tuesday morning to the Episcopal
Convention at Utica
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Place

Name:  City:  Utica County:  Oneida State:  NY Country:  US
. Returned from that place on
Friday. In the meantime have received your three letters,
for which I thank you. I wrote to Mr Van Hall
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Person

Name: Peter Van Hall Birth: 1799-12-23 Death: 

a letter which I hope will induce him to execute
the deeds as he ought. If he [ do ]
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Alternate Text

Alternate Text: does
not I shall
go to see him.
Our Convention was held here on Saturday and
appointed the Delegates, the best that could be selected.
There is no adverse sentiment here.
The Delegates from Albany
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Place

Name:  City:  Albany County:  Albany State:  NY Country:  US
are of the same character
as I am well informed.
In Orange
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Place

Name: Orange County City:   County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
they have appointed the same. The
Ward meetings were held in New York
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Place

Name:  City:  New York County:   State:  NY Country:  US
on Wednesday
last. Letters received from there assure us that that
is all as you would desire.
The same assurance comes from Westchester
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Place

Name: Westchester County City:   County:  Westchester State:  NY Country:  US
. Thus
far therefore all seems very well.
It is deemed desirable by our friends East that
several persons shall attend the Convention from
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Chautauque
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Place

Name: Chautauqua County City:   County:  Chautauqua State:  NY Country:  US
. I will advise you further as I learn.
My corespondence swells so that I have scarcely time
as I have to depend upon friends to answer letters.
Assurances from Onondaga
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Place

Name:  City:  Onondaga County:  Onondaga State:  NY Country:  US
are of the same character
as those before mentioned.
We are all very well.
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Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauque County.
AUBURN N.Y.AUG 27
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Stamp

Type: postmark

seward-pen
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Person

Name: Benjamin Seward Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24
August 27, 1838
date: 
Monday, August 27, 1838
year: