Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 8, 1838

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 8, 1838

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Distributor:Seward Family Papers Project

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1838-10-08

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 8, 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

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revision: ekk 2015-11-05

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My dear Jennings
I have not one dollar of funds here – and
after all that has passed I cannot divert a dollar from
the receipts of the office at Westfield. I do not use the
monies myself nor dare I allow others.
All I can do is to make the above certificate. I am
quite sure it will enable Mr Rumsey
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Person

Name: Stephen Rumsey Birth: 1785-06-01 Death: 1873-07-31
to get the note dis-
counted at Erie
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Place

Name:  City:  Erie County:  Erie State:  PA Country:  US
or Buffalo
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Place

Name:  City:  Buffalo County:  Erie State:  NY Country:  US
. But he must be impressed
and so must his indorsers with the necessity of the note
being paid. I want to oblige Mr Rumsey but you must know my
troubles just now in this way.
All is very well here. I observe that the
Mayville
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Place

Name:  City:  Mayville County:  Chautauqua State:  NY Country:  US
paper is silent. Very well do not let us lead
in the local discussion. Be defensive. I go to Albany
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Place

Name:  City:  Albany County:  Albany State:  NY Country:  US

probably tomorrow if letters from there advise it. You
will write here as usual & if there by any thing important
write to T.W.
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Person

Name: Thurlow Weed Birth: 1797-11-15 Death: 1882-11-22
& pay postage.
Maryland
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Place

Name: Maryland City:   County:   State:  MD Country:  US
looks very blue. Pennsylvania
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Place

Name: Pennsylvania City:   County:   State:  PA Country:  US
is sworn
to be safe but it seems too good to be true.
The A––t–oseward-editorial-noteAmerican Trust Company
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Editorial Note

matter is under [ advient ]
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Alternate Text

Alternate Text: advisement
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If our friends best advise anything for the of the Eastern ^part^ of the state
respecting C-q-e
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Place

Name: Chautauqua County City:   County:  Chautauqua State:  NY Country:  US
it will appear in Albany.
Oct 8.
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October 8, 1838
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Monday, October 8, 1838
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