Letter from George MacCullough Grier to William Henry Seward, March 29, 1839

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Letter from George McCullough Grier to William Henry Seward, March 29, 1839

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1839-03-29

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Letter from George McCullough Grier to William Henry Seward, March 29, 1839

action: sent

sender: George Grier
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Person

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

location: Goshen NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Goshen 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: dwr 

revision: crb 2016-02-10

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Page 1
Goshen March 29th 1839
Dear Henry
We spent the day with your
Father
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Person

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

Name: Mary Seward Birth: 1769-11-27 Death: 1844-12-11
yesterday. He is very sensitive upon
the subject of Turnpike Inspectors, he cant endure the
idea that Richard Jennings
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Person

Name: Richard Jennings Birth: 1818-05-22 Death: 1899-12-18
should be continued
in office under your administration I promised
him to write you, and send you some names
He received your letter while we were there.
I have consulted with some of our Friends and
we concluded it was best to submit the names
of Daniel C Owen
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Person

Name: Daniel Owen Birth: 1804 Death: 
of Goshen Frederick Dolsen
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Person

Name: Frederick Dolsen Birth: 1790-08-05 Death: 1863-08-15
of
Minisink
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Place

Name:  City:  Minisink County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
John Penny
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Person

Name: John Penny Birth: 1766-01-26 Death: 1850-12-18
of Mount Hope
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Place

Name:  City:  Mount Hope County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
Peter Mil- ligan
Unknown
of Montgomery
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Place

Name:  City:  Montgomery County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
and for the Town of Corn- wall
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Place

Name:  City:  Cornwall County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
I have heard the names of William G Beach
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Person

Name: William Beach Birth: 1816 Death: 1860-03-14

and John Denniston
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Person

Name: John Denniston Birth: 1813-02-24 Death: 1892-10-04
, Beach feels anxious for the ap-
pointment I dont know that Denniston has been spoken
to upon the subject, perhaps you will have some letter
from Cornwall, I have no preference
We have a first rate Ticket in nomination
for Town officers I think we will elect them
We are all well
Yours Truly
Geo. M. Grier
Page 2

His Excellency
William H Seward
Governor &c
Albany
Goshen N.Y. MAR 30
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Stamp

Type: postmark

seward-pen
Unknown
G.M. Grier Goshen
March 29. 1839
date: 
Friday, March 29, 1839
year: