Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 5, 1838
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 5, 1838
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1838-10-05
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 5, 1838
action: sent
sender:
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
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: dxt
revision: ekk 2015-11-05
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Auburn Friday evening Oct 5 –
My dear J.
Here I am arrived at last. mMr P. J V H
Name: Peter Van Hall
Birth: 1799-12-23
Death:
has gone to
New York
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
. From J.D.
Name: John Duer
Birth: 1782-10-07
Death: 1858-08-08Certainty: Probable
there is not a word. I go to N.Y. I sup-
pose on Monday.
You must consult Messrs Hozletin
Name: Abner Hazeltine
Birth: 1793-06-10
Death: 1879-12-20
Plumb
Name: Alvin Plumb
Birth: 1802-06-09
Death: 1877-08-31
& Monroe
Name: James Monroe
Birth: 1799-09-10
Death: 1870-09-07Certainty: Possible
on the
subject of the villainus articles in the Argus & act as they advise.
They wil ndo no harm out of Chautaque
Name: Chautauqua, NY City: Chautauqua
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
. They have fallen
harmless here and elsewhere in the state.
The news from Penns.
Name: Pennsylvania City:
County:
State: PA
Country: US
is favorable as I believe – but I do
not understand it enough. My information ^from^ every quarter is propitius,
I saw people in Erie
Name: Erie County City:
County: Erie
State: NY
Country: US
& Geneva
Name: City: Geneva
County: Ontario/Seneca
State: NY
Country: US
enough to satisfy me that all is well
there & will be spite of the Argus.
Write to me just as if nothing I were to remain here.
The interrogations of Mr G Smith
Name: Gerrit Smith
Birth: 1797-03-07
Death: 1874-12-28
have come. And are under
consideration.
All well
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Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co.
AUBURN N.Y.OCT 5
Type: postmark
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
October 5. 1838
Auburn Friday evening Oct 5 –
My dear J.
Here I am arrived at last. mMr P. J V H
Person
New York
Place
Person
pose on Monday.
You must consult Messrs Hozletin
Person
Person
Person
subject of the villainus articles in the Argus & act as they advise.
They wil ndo no harm out of Chautaque
Place
harmless here and elsewhere in the state.
The news from Penns.
Place
not understand it enough. My information ^from^ every quarter is propitius,
I saw people in Erie
Place
Place
there & will be spite of the Argus.
Write to me just as if nothing I were to remain here.
The interrogations of Mr G Smith
Person
consideration.
All well
Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co.
AUBURN N.Y.OCT 5
Stamp
Person
date:
Friday, October 5, 1838
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