Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, December 31, 1838

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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, December 31, 1838

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1838-12-31

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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, December 31, 1838

action: sent

sender: Samuel Seward
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Person

Name: Samuel Seward Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24

location: Florida NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Florida County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US

receiver: 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

transcription: crb 

revision: crb 2016-02-08

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Florida 31 Dec 1838
My dear W Henry
I am strongly solicited
by several Gentlemen to ask your attention
to their Various applications for [ plasers ]
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Alternate Text

Alternate Text: places
they
are anxious to obtain from the Governor
& Senate.
VIZ Col John Cooper
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Person

Name: James Cooper Birth:  Death: 
of the City of NY
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Place

Name:  City:  New York County:   State:  NY Country:  US
for an
Inspector of distilled spirits. The Col has
lived some years a neighbor to us. He is
an honorable Industrious sound man
strongly attached to the cause of the people
and One who's interest I should be gratified
to see promoted
Doctor Thomas Pitts
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Person

Name: Thomas Pitts Birth: 1787-09-24 Death: 1844-01-05
late of New York City
now of the Town of Goshen
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Place

Name:  City:  Goshen County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
— formerly a
Jackson
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Person

Name: Andrew Jackson Birth: 1767-03-15 Death: 1845-06-08
man — now a conservative and a
Warm supporter of the Whig Election. The Dr
appears like a Gentlemen. Says he can pre-
sent you the best testimonials of his fitness
for the Office from the City. If so it would
be gratifying to see him promoted to the
Office of Health Officer.
Thomas Thompson
Unknown
Esq has sold out his Milling
establishment in Goshen is out of business
has applied to Judge Wickham
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Person

Name: George Wickham Birth: 1772 Death: 1845-11-16
S.J. Wilkin
x

Person

Name: James Wilkin Birth: 1762 Death: 1845

Ogden Hoffman
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Person

Name: Ogden Hoffman Birth: 1793-05-03 Death: 1856-05-01
& John Steward Esq
x

Person

Name: John Steward Birth: 1777-04-04 Death: 1854-12-19
to assist
him in obtaining some small Office by which
he may honestly support a little family
Mr Thompsons habits are good you are
well acquainted with him and hope
you may lite on some thing that will
be of use to him
Page 2

The Rev Mr Christen
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Person

Name: Abraham Crist Birth: 1788-03-13 Death: 1852-07-28
of Warwick
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Place

Name:  City:  Warwick County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
has
through Major Whister
Unknown
requested me
to bring to your Recollection James R Christie Esqr
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Person

Name: James Christie Birth: 1800-10-11 Death: 
a son of his now an Attorney
in the city of N.Y. who wishes to obtain
the office of Coms of Deed — G.W. Greir Esq
x

Person

Name: George Grier Birth: 1802-09-27 Death: 1878-12-20

Major Wheeler
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Person

Name: James Wheeler Birth: 1783 Death: 1852-09-11
– and others speak highly
of Esquire Christie — since he was pur-
suing his studies in Goshen I have not
had an acquaintance with him — he
then appeared well
Yours Affectionately
Saml S Seward
Page 3

Florida
Dec 31
Hon. W.H. Seward
Albany
seward-pen
Unknown
Samuel S. Seward
relative to various appointments
in N.Y.
Dec 31. 1838
date: 
Monday, December 31, 1838
year: 
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