Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, March 20, 1839
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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, March 20, 1839
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Date:1839-03-20
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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, March 20, 1839
action: sent
sender:
Samuel Seward
Person
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
Person
location:
Florida NY
Place
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Albany NY
Place
Name: City: Albany
County: Albany
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: sss
revision: crb 2015-06-16
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Page 1
Florida 20th March 1839
My dear Henry
I wrote you a long letter some days
since to send by Gen Post
Name: Justus Post
Birth: 1780-11-18
Death: 1846-03-14Certainty: Possible
who stated he was going
immediately to Albany but appears he has not
yet got started. It now becomes my painfull task
to inform you of the death of Dr Candfields
Name: Mahlon Canfield
Birth: 1798-11-26
Death: 1865-01-05
young-
est child
Name: Mary Canfield
Birth: 1837-09-15
Death: 1839-03-10
. She departed on the 10th Inst. of Scarlet
fever. Your dear Ma
Name: Mary Seward
Birth: 1769-11-27
Death: 1844-12-11
is very much afflicted and
born down. Dr Danl Seward
Name: Daniel Seward
Birth: 1768
Death: 1839-03-13
has as you will have
also departed this life. Mr Uman
Name: City: Warwick
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
is also dead. Our friend Major Wheeler
Name: James Wheeler
Birth: 1783
Death: 1852-09-11
is sick
singularly handled and I fear danger in his Case
Poor Cornelia
Name: Cornelia Wheeler
Birth: 1795
Death: 1873-02-28
with 5 Infants has a task how
uncertain are the things of this World.
We have had an important protracted
meeting in Florida
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
, Old & New school has arose
at an angry pitch. The Elders believing they
had a Majority began to whisper they should
change their Pastor. Doct. Cummins
Name: Charles Cummins
Birth: 1776-07-15
Death: 1863-01-09
come out
instantly as a dismission from the Congregation
stating that through Judge Wilkenson
Name: Samuel Wilkeson
Birth: 1781-06-01
Death: 1848-07-07
he had
the offer of an agency in the Colinisation society
that afforded him a better Salary. Started
off to Washington
Name: City: Washington D.C.
County:
State: DC
Country: US
and has not preached for us
since. How shall we get along without the Society of the
Dr & family
Page 2
I see the Court of Chancery are reporting a ^Discisons^ number
how stands our Carver vs Wood & Wood. The Chancellor
Name: Reuben Walworth
Birth: 1788-10-26
Death: 1867-11-27
and you are so wide apart I fear it will go bad.
I think you informed me Mr S Stevens
Name: Samuel Stevens
Birth: 1794-09-01
Death: 1854-09-11Certainty: Possible
was
imployed. I have no confidence in our New B.
Name: City: Newburgh
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
Gentlemen. Will you if possible to spare time
look to it occasionally. Marcy
Name: William Marcy
Birth: 1786-12-12
Death: 1857-07-04Certainty: Possible
you know
appointed Old Dis
of Turnpike Inspector. What has become of this
The Troop say too they mean to have him out
His horse has been shaved Tar & feathered
he is a scandal to the County a flaughingstock
for everybody. And yet the sole Committee
man for Warwick riding the County over
to carry the Town meetings. How long shall we
be infested with such reptiles. We beat them
in the fall we shall beat them againn
if our people do their duty but Warwick you
know is lacking energy. Dock. Comt. run out 20 days
after the first of January do look at this.
Jennings
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
when here talks of returning and
Contracting to have a Vault built. This under
present circumstances seems Necessary. It is dis-
honorable to intrude on Mr Steward
Name: John Steward
Birth: 1777-04-04
Death: 1854-12-19Certainty: Probable
Will you bring your family down When this
session ends. Love to all. Your affectionate
father
S S Seward
W H Seward
Page 3
Florida
March 20th
His Excel. W.H.Seward
Albany
Single
Florida 20th March 1839
My dear Henry
I wrote you a long letter some days
since to send by Gen Post
Person
immediately to Albany but appears he has not
yet got started. It now becomes my painfull task
to inform you of the death of Dr Candfields
Person
Person
fever. Your dear Ma
Person
born down. Dr Danl Seward
Person
also departed this life. Mr Uman
Unknown
of WarwickPlace
is also dead. Our friend Major Wheeler
Person
singularly handled and I fear danger in his Case
Poor Cornelia
Person
uncertain are the things of this World.
We have had an important protracted
meeting in Florida
Place
at an angry pitch. The Elders believing they
had a Majority began to whisper they should
change their Pastor. Doct. Cummins
Person
instantly as a dismission from the Congregation
stating that through Judge Wilkenson
Person
the offer of an agency in the Colinisation society
that afforded him a better Salary. Started
off to Washington
Place
since. How shall we get along without the Society of the
Dr & family
I see the Court of Chancery are reporting a ^Discisons^ number
how stands our Carver vs Wood & Wood. The Chancellor
Person
and you are so wide apart I fear it will go bad.
I think you informed me Mr S Stevens
Person
imployed. I have no confidence in our New B.
Place
look to it occasionally. Marcy
Person
appointed Old Dis
Unknown
to fill a vacancy in the Officeof Turnpike Inspector. What has become of this
The Troop say too they mean to have him out
His horse has been shaved Tar & feathered
he is a scandal to the County a flaughingstock
for everybody. And yet the sole Committee
man for Warwick riding the County over
to carry the Town meetings. How long shall we
be infested with such reptiles. We beat them
in the fall we shall beat them againn
if our people do their duty but Warwick you
know is lacking energy. Dock. Comt. run out 20 days
after the first of January do look at this.
Jennings
Person
Contracting to have a Vault built. This under
present circumstances seems Necessary. It is dis-
honorable to intrude on Mr Steward
Person
Will you bring your family down When this
session ends. Love to all. Your affectionate
father
S S Seward
W H Seward
Florida
March 20th
His Excel. W.H.Seward
Albany
Single
Unknown
S.S. SewardMarch 20, 1839date:
Wednesday, March 20, 1839
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