Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 17, 1838
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 17, 1838
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Date:1838-10-17
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 17, 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: dxt
revision: crb 2016-02-04
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Alternate Text: Westfield 17. Oct.
J.D.
Name: John Duer
Birth: 1782-10-07
Death: 1858-08-08
has at last acknowledged the receipt of our
remittances: and to my surprize we are charged
upon C on our checks in Erie R.R. I shall be able to
do better than this in future.
Little Osbourn
Name: Thomas Osborne
Birth: 1800-07-01
Death: 1877-04-27
has upset his gall bladder today thro’
the sentinel, "[ Sds ]
Alternate Text: Sewards friend" to which he alludes is Col R.
Name: Stephen Rumsey
Birth: 1785-06-01
Death: 1873-07-31
so the Ed says in private conversation. It is expected that
our friends in F.
Name: City: Fredonia
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
will send a Com. to examine these things
- this matter will be attended in due time: so also [hole]
our Fredonia friends be just upon the proper treat[ ment ]
Reason: hole
Ellery
Name: City: Ellery
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
, it is said is determined to show him
[hole]
at the failure of Benedicts
Name: Odin Benedict
Birth: 1805-08-20
Death: 1874-03-11
friends to get him
[hole]
and it is not impossible they may propose [hole]
Votes, if we will give them votes from our side [hole]
them show this spirit. It is certain these [hole]
deal of dissatisfaction at the Whig nomination. [hole]
it will affect us some- but perhaps then will be [hole]
in one direction equal to the loss on the other.
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W.H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N.Y.
WESTFIELD N.Y.OCT 18
Type: postmark
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
B.J. Seward
Nov 17. 1838
[ Wd ]
Alternate Text
J.D.
Person
remittances: and to my surprize we are charged
upon C on our checks in Erie R.R. I shall be able to
do better than this in future.
Little Osbourn
Person
the sentinel, "[ Sds ]
Alternate Text
Person
so the Ed says in private conversation. It is expected that
our friends in F.
Place
- this matter will be attended in due time: so also [hole]
our Fredonia friends be just upon the proper treat[ ment ]
Supplied
Ellery
Place
at the failure of Benedicts
Person
and it is not impossible they may propose [hole]
Votes, if we will give them votes from our side [hole]
them show this spirit. It is certain these [hole]
deal of dissatisfaction at the Whig nomination. [hole]
it will affect us some- but perhaps then will be [hole]
in one direction equal to the loss on the other.
W.H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N.Y.
WESTFIELD N.Y.OCT 18
Stamp
Person
Nov 17. 1838
date:
Wednesday, October 17, 1838
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