Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, September 21, 1838
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, September 21, 1838
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, September 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: ahf
revision: ekk 2015-11-05
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Westfield 21 Sept. '38
My dear Henry
Plumb
Name: Alvin Plumb
Birth: 1802-06-09
Death: 1877-08-31
has just left me, the printing
he has in hand, of extracts &c, will be attend-
ed to. He seems in good spirits, but says
there are parts of Erie
Name: Erie County City:
County: Erie
State: NY
Country: US
& Genessee
Name: Genesee County City:
County: Genesee
State: NY
Country: US
that require at-
tention. The hubbub attempted to be raised about
the hypothecation must be put down. He says he saw your [ quandam ]
Alternate Text: quondam friend T.
Name: Albert Tracy
Birth: 1793-06-17
Death: 1859-09-12Certainty: Probable
in Buffalo
Name: City: Buffalo
County: Erie
State: NY
Country: US
as he came thro'
, who talks strong of working in & sustaining the nom-
ination, sets your majority at 3000, seems cheerful in
your support. So far so good.
The conservatives here are talking of ma-
king a demonstration, Cass
Name: Lewis Cass
Birth: 1782-10-09
Death: 1866-06-17Certainty: Probable
's friends are sounding
round him. Patchin
Name: Thaddeus Patchin
Birth: 1805-05-17
Death: 1892-05-17
& Judge Eason
Name: David Eason
Birth: 1771-04-03
Death: 1853-04-08Certainty: Probable
are fierce[
.
]
Reason:
Cochren
Name:
Birth:
Death: Certainty: Probable
(the old Supervisor) & some others are willing
to follow lead. Plum is to drum up in the S. part
of the Co, and if a respectable number can be
rallied, Williams
Name: George Williams
Birth: 1793-10-23
Death: 1884-05-14Certainty: Probable
will come over from Dunkirk
Name: City: Dunkirk
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
&
^make a spech,^ & W. Smith
Name: Walter Smith
Birth: 1800-03-21
Death: 1874-09-21Certainty: Possible
will also attend. We have been sending
a Conservative letter & some money to Benedict
Name: Lewis Benedict
Birth: 1785-11-07
Death: 1862-07-15Certainty: Possible
to get
ammunition to work with. A delegation will likely be
sent.
W. Smith says he will make you a sched-
ule of the lands he will offer you & send it to Au-
burn, & a duplicate here. He thinks of going down
to N. Y.
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
the first week in Oct & hopes to see you &
Calvin Burr
Name: Calvin Burr
Birth: 1792
Death: 1889
in your place as he goes along.
I am awaiting your determination
about returning here. I would like to
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go to Buffalo & lay in some winter
stores, if you are here while I might
be absent. Indeed I would like to
go on with Augustus
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1820-05-18
Death: 1889-05-08
to New York &
situate him safely & economically where
he might complete his studies, or if
you were there & would give him your
judgment about his little affairs, perhaps
it would not be much trouble to you
& answer the best purposed. It occurs
to me to say that possibly I might
procure the appointment of agent for this
office, & in appraizers of land & an opin-
ion in favour of Van Hall
Name: Peter Van Hall
Birth: 1799-12-23
Death:
, signing deeds
&c &c lay your instructions, but whether
I could do these things, if I were there
or whether it would be safe for me
to leave just now, you must judge.
Pray drop me a line of what you think
I had better do.
Much has passed on, all well[ . ]
Reason:
Your grateful Brother[ , ]
Reason:
B. J. S.
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W. H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N. Y.
Westfield N.Y. SEP 22
Type: postmark
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10Certainty: Probable
B. J. Seward
Sept 21, 1838.
Westfield 21 Sept. '38
My dear Henry
Plumb
Person
he has in hand, of extracts &c, will be attend-
ed to. He seems in good spirits, but says
there are parts of Erie
Place
Place
tention. The hubbub attempted to be raised about
the hypothecation must be put down. He says he saw your [ quandam ]
Alternate Text
Person
Place
, who talks strong of working in & sustaining the nom-
ination, sets your majority at 3000, seems cheerful in
your support. So far so good.
The conservatives here are talking of ma-
king a demonstration, Cass
Person
round him. Patchin
Person
Person
Supplied
Cochren
Person
to follow lead. Plum is to drum up in the S. part
of the Co, and if a respectable number can be
rallied, Williams
Person
Place
^make a spech,^ & W. Smith
Person
a Conservative letter & some money to Benedict
Person
ammunition to work with. A delegation will likely be
sent.
W. Smith says he will make you a sched-
ule of the lands he will offer you & send it to Au-
burn, & a duplicate here. He thinks of going down
to N. Y.
Place
Calvin Burr
Person
I am awaiting your determination
about returning here. I would like to
go to Buffalo & lay in some winter
stores, if you are here while I might
be absent. Indeed I would like to
go on with Augustus
Person
situate him safely & economically where
he might complete his studies, or if
you were there & would give him your
judgment about his little affairs, perhaps
it would not be much trouble to you
& answer the best purposed. It occurs
to me to say that possibly I might
procure the appointment of agent for this
office, & in appraizers of land & an opin-
ion in favour of Van Hall
Person
&c &c lay your instructions, but whether
I could do these things, if I were there
or whether it would be safe for me
to leave just now, you must judge.
Pray drop me a line of what you think
I had better do.
Much has passed on, all well[ . ]
Supplied
Your grateful Brother[ , ]
Supplied
B. J. S.
W. H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N. Y.
Westfield N.Y. SEP 22
Stamp
Person
Sept 21, 1838.
date:
Friday, September 21, 1838
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