Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 1, 1838
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 1, 1838
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Date:1838-12-01
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 1, 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: mah
revision: ekk 2015-10-28
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Page 1
Saturday night, Dec. 1.
Dr H.
The celebration is over and we are
back again into the office & feel quite
settled. Everything went off well.
Dixon
Name: Abram Dixon
Birth: 1787-07-23
Death: 1875-04-19
was President of the occasion
, six vice P. headed different tables
Smith
Name: Austin Smith
Birth: 1804-03-16
Death: 1904-10-24
was general toast master
a fine little band came to our aid
from Erie
Name: Erie County City:
County: Erie
State: NY
Country: US
and everything was ser-
ved up in Winslows
Name: John Winslow
Birth: 1810-11-10
Death: 1892-03-10Certainty: Probable
best style.
Dinner being over & the cloth
removed, every whig was called upon
to charge with what he pleased for
Toast No 1. Deafening applause &
followed a tune from the band followed.
This being over silence was called
for No 2., and so on for 13.
The Presidents toast in honor of un-
rivalled Pomfret
Name: City: Pomfret
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
called out Mullet
Name:
Birth:
Death:
who riveted the attention of the audience
company for 7 or 10 minutes. A letter
from J.C.S.
Name: John Spencer
Birth: 1788-01-08
Death: 1855-05-17Certainty: Probable
apologizing for the absence
of the Gov elect from the County was
read & followed from by a sentiment
[left Margin] Your Back “in the admiration of all beholders”
Page 2
from A ___ Smith Esq. The kindness of the
sentiment Its kindness drew out B.J.S.
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24Certainty: Probable
in acknowledgment, followed by congrat-
ulations and an appeal to the citizens
to sustain the democratic whig prin-
ciple which took rise f in the founda-
tion of our government & has opposed
itself to executive usurpation ^&^ the ac-
cumulation of power in executive
hands, ever since. This [ harrang ]
Alternate Text: harangue was
closed by a toast in honor of the
same doctrine: all which if they ever
see the light, will come before you.
At length a notice of the Con-
servatives came & I was curious to
see how it should be received as I
was gratified to find that conserva-
tion was decidedly popular. But
no two men could feel better than
your friend Walker
Name: James Walker
Birth: 1792-05-22
Death: 1864-06-07Certainty: Probable
& his compatriot
Patchin
elect & toasted him again & again
, some times for a warm friend, some
times for governor & sometimes for P.
The utmost harmony prevailed
Page 3
no accident occurred to mar the
festivities of the occasion & all went
off well. Many came on purpose to
see you & were disappointed, but the
wise, were glad that you were ^not^ there.
The Lord Bless you.
Yours
B.J. Seward
I am just sending Jon Duer
Name: John Duer
Birth: 1782-10-07
Death: 1858-08-08
$2,676[
.
]
Reason:
Page 4
W.H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N.Y.
Westfield N.Y. Dec 2
Type: postmark
Name: Samuel Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09
Death: 1893-07-07
B.J. Seward
Dec 1. 1838.
Saturday night, Dec. 1.
Dr H.
The celebration is over and we are
back again into the office & feel quite
settled. Everything went off well.
Dixon
Person
, six vice P. headed different tables
Smith
Person
a fine little band came to our aid
from Erie
Place
ved up in Winslows
Person
Dinner being over & the cloth
removed, every whig was called upon
to charge with what he pleased for
Toast No 1. Deafening applause &
followed a tune from the band followed.
This being over silence was called
for No 2., and so on for 13.
The Presidents toast in honor of un-
rivalled Pomfret
Place
Person
who riveted the attention of the audience
company for 7 or 10 minutes. A letter
from J.C.S.
Person
of the Gov elect from the County was
read & followed from by a sentiment
[left Margin] Your Back “in the admiration of all beholders”
from A ___ Smith Esq. The kindness of the
sentiment Its kindness drew out B.J.S.
Person
in acknowledgment, followed by congrat-
ulations and an appeal to the citizens
to sustain the democratic whig prin-
ciple which took rise f in the founda-
tion of our government & has opposed
itself to executive usurpation ^&^ the ac-
cumulation of power in executive
hands, ever since. This [ harrang ]
Alternate Text
closed by a toast in honor of the
same doctrine: all which if they ever
see the light, will come before you.
At length a notice of the Con-
servatives came & I was curious to
see how it should be received as I
was gratified to find that conserva-
tion was decidedly popular. But
no two men could feel better than
your friend Walker
Person
Patchin
Unknown
. Walker toasted the Gov. elect & toasted him again & again
, some times for a warm friend, some
times for governor & sometimes for P.
The utmost harmony prevailed
no accident occurred to mar the
festivities of the occasion & all went
off well. Many came on purpose to
see you & were disappointed, but the
wise, were glad that you were ^not^ there.
The Lord Bless you.
Yours
B.J. Seward
I am just sending Jon Duer
Person
Supplied
W.H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N.Y.
Westfield N.Y. Dec 2
Stamp
Person
Dec 1. 1838.
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