Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 2, 1838
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 2, 1838
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Date:1838-10-02
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 2, 1838
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Buffalo NY
Place
Name: City: Buffalo
County: Erie
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: crb
revision: ekk 2015-11-05
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Buffalo October 2d. 1838. Monday.
My dear Jen
I arrived here at sunset last evening without any incident worthy of
record except that I met our friends in Evans
Name: City: Evans
County: Erie
State: NY
Country: US
the town adjoining Chautauqua
Name: Chautauqua, NY City: Chautauqua
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
and found them both the right spirit but the kindest feeling personally.
At Fredonia
Name: City: Fredonia
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
I met the Batavia
Name: City: Batavia
County: Genesee
State: NY
Country: US
paper and here the Argus of Satur-
day in both of which full space is assigned to elaborate political
attacks in relation to the matters in your county. You will see
the latter and perhaps both in the Mayville Sentinel. I send you
the Buffalo Journal in which there is by some stranger a big notice
and probably a sufficient reply. I advise that you see Messrs Hazle- tine
Name: Abner Hazeltine
Birth: 1793-06-10
Death: 1879-12-20
and Plumb
Name: Alvin Plumb
Birth: 1802-06-09
Death: 1877-08-31
and consult with them about the right course. It
remains my convic dition that for all this that the best mode of
noticing all this is Editorial so as not to imply responsibility
assur med or information given by you or me. And let it appear
in all our papers simultaneously. Your brief is excellent—only be
careful not to claim anything on the ground of [ sacifice ]
Alternate Text: sacrifice on our
side while you she ow the falsehood of the allegations about gain out
of the settlers. Again let it be put upon the ground of political
persecution as it is.
I leave to night—shall stop over one stage at Batavia and
then go on to Auburn
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
.
Keep cool and yield to no alarm. This mode of attack
will react upon the inventors.
You will hear from me as soon as I arrive at Auburn.
Erie county
Name: Erie County City:
County: Erie
State: NY
Country: US
in looking very well. Our friends here complete their
poll lists and swe will their majority to 3000.
The testimony in Ratthbun
Name: George Rathbun
Birth: 1802-10-16
Death: 1870-01-04
's case is said to be conclusive but
owing to the selection of the Jury there is a prevailing belief that
they will not agree.
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Buffalo October 2d. 1838. Monday.
My dear Jen
I arrived here at sunset last evening without any incident worthy of
record except that I met our friends in Evans
Place
Place
and found them both the right spirit but the kindest feeling personally.
At Fredonia
Place
Place
day in both of which full space is assigned to elaborate political
attacks in relation to the matters in your county. You will see
the latter and perhaps both in the Mayville Sentinel. I send you
the Buffalo Journal in which there is by some stranger a big notice
and probably a sufficient reply. I advise that you see Messrs Hazle- tine
Person
Person
remains my convic dition that for all this that the best mode of
noticing all this is Editorial so as not to imply responsibility
assur med or information given by you or me. And let it appear
in all our papers simultaneously. Your brief is excellent—only be
careful not to claim anything on the ground of [ sacifice ]
Alternate Text
side while you she ow the falsehood of the allegations about gain out
of the settlers. Again let it be put upon the ground of political
persecution as it is.
I leave to night—shall stop over one stage at Batavia and
then go on to Auburn
Place
Keep cool and yield to no alarm. This mode of attack
will react upon the inventors.
You will hear from me as soon as I arrive at Auburn.
Erie county
Place
poll lists and swe will their majority to 3000.
The testimony in Ratthbun
Person
owing to the selection of the Jury there is a prevailing belief that
they will not agree.
date:
Tuesday, October 2, 1838
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