Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 21, 1838

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 21, 1838

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1838-10-21

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 21, 1838

action: sent

sender: William Seward
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10

location: Albany NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Albany County:  Albany 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

transcription: dxt 

revision: crb 2016-02-04

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Albany October 21st. 1838
My dear Jennings,
After a week spent about as I supposed
it would be I am returning home. The business about the
deeds being to be fixed but not fixed. I overcame Mr Ogdens
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Person

Name: James Ogden Birth: 1813-11-28 Death: 1890-12-07

objections but the matter was procrastinated by waiting for
Mr Vanderkemp’s
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Person

Name: John Vanderkemp Birth: 1783-04-22 Death: 1855-12-04
letter. R M Blatchford
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Person

Name: Richard Blatchford Birth: 1798-04-23 Death: 1875-09-04
will attend to it
today and write you forthwith. If as I trust they
get Vanderkemp’s directions to Van Hall
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Person

Name: Peter Van Hall Birth: 1799-12-23 Death: 
you will have
the deeds fowarded ^executed this week^ . I shall hear from R M B. & write
you. If executed V. H will send the deeds to you.
I had no time for anything but politics in N. Y. you
will see my answer as to Chautauqua
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Place

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

A letter will be addressed by me to the Abolitionists as
soon as I return to Auburn
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Place

Name:  City:  Auburn County:  Cayuga State:  NY Country:  US
.
Our friends in this region of the state are ardent and
confident. The best spirit prevails and we are to
have a generous rally. We all hope & believe that
we shall carry the state.
I am to remain at Auburn.
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Benjamin J Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co.
ALBANY NYOCT 22
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Type: postmark

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Person

Name: Benjamin Seward Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24
October 21. 1838
date: 
Sunday, October 21, 1838
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