Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, February 20, 1839
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, February 20, 1839
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Date:1839-02-20
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, February 20, 1839
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Albany NY
Place
Name: City: Albany
County:
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Benjamin Seward
Person
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
Person
location:
New York NY
Place
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: keh
revision: crb 2016-02-09
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Page 1
(Private)
My dear Jennings
I have written you a letter in which this is in-
closed, which will show what is important to be done while in
N. York.
As to the negotiation for the exchange of the wild lands & having in-
cumbrances it is not needful and was not intended to press it fur-
ther than to communicate it to Mr Duer
Name: John Duer
Birth: 1782-10-07
Death: 1858-08-08
– provide for $15,000 tas a
temporary means of making it at home until in the spring and summer
I could complete it at my leisure. And in case of his absence
from the city secure such a substitution as would enable me to
complete it.
There is no pressure about the premaining $10,000 – say to Mr Blatchford
Name: Richard Blatchford
Birth: 1798-04-28
Death: 1875-09-04
that at the most I shall not need it until I can attend ^to it^ in person –
further than that if I shall be delayed here until May I may devise
to draw for $5,000 in addition to the funds you sent me. For that
amount the certificates I have already sent will be sufficient and
if not I will provide reasonably by sending more.
I am aware and was well aware when you went of the
dilatory doubting manner you would encounter – but am not fearful
of the event. I know Mr D's solicitude to have the matters attended
to and yet know that he would probably never prepare his papers
for the business, so that I have now no great expectation that you
will accomplish even that which the intent of the Trust Co re-
quires and he is so impatient to secure. But in regard to this as
all other business I wish you to wait his time and consult his views
and feelings – doing what he will permit – and when you have leave of
absence return, the business being finished or unfinished.
Page 2
There is no trouble about the evidence of the value of the property
at Auburn
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
to be exchanged. And G. B. Throop
Name: George Throop
Birth: 1793-04-12
Death: 1854-02-23
is a very right person
to be a judge of it.
With especial regards and thanks to Mr Blatchford I am
sincerely yours
W.H.S.
Page 3
Care of
R. M. Blatchford Esq
1 Hanover St
New York
paid W. H. S.
ALBANY N. Y. FEB 20
Type: postmark
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
February 20, 1839
(Private)
My dear Jennings
I have written you a letter in which this is in-
closed, which will show what is important to be done while in
N. York.
As to the negotiation for the exchange of the wild lands & having in-
cumbrances it is not needful and was not intended to press it fur-
ther than to communicate it to Mr Duer
Person
temporary means of making it at home until in the spring and summer
I could complete it at my leisure. And in case of his absence
from the city secure such a substitution as would enable me to
complete it.
There is no pressure about the premaining $10,000 – say to Mr Blatchford
Person
that at the most I shall not need it until I can attend ^to it^ in person –
further than that if I shall be delayed here until May I may devise
to draw for $5,000 in addition to the funds you sent me. For that
amount the certificates I have already sent will be sufficient and
if not I will provide reasonably by sending more.
I am aware and was well aware when you went of the
dilatory doubting manner you would encounter – but am not fearful
of the event. I know Mr D's solicitude to have the matters attended
to and yet know that he would probably never prepare his papers
for the business, so that I have now no great expectation that you
will accomplish even that which the intent of the Trust Co re-
quires and he is so impatient to secure. But in regard to this as
all other business I wish you to wait his time and consult his views
and feelings – doing what he will permit – and when you have leave of
absence return, the business being finished or unfinished.
There is no trouble about the evidence of the value of the property
at Auburn
Place
Person
to be a judge of it.
With especial regards and thanks to Mr Blatchford I am
sincerely yours
W.H.S.
Unknown
Benjamin J. Seward Esqr
Care of
R. M. Blatchford Esq
1 Hanover St
New York
paid W. H. S.
ALBANY N. Y. FEB 20
Stamp
Person
date:
Wednesday, February 20, 1839
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