Letter from William Henry Seward to Mahlon Dickerson Canfield, April 9, 1839
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Mahlon Dickerson Canfield, April 9, 1839
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Date:1839-04-09
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Mahlon Dickerson Canfield, April 9, 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: Albany
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Mahlon Canfield
Person
Name: Mahlon Canfield
Birth: 1798-11-26
Death: 1865-01-05
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
transcription: mah
revision: crb 2016-02-10
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Appears to be written in the hand of William Henry Seward’s secretary, Samuel Blatchford
To. M.D.Canfield Esqr. New Jersey.
Albany April 9th 1839.
My dear brother,
I have just returned from a very brief stay (a single day)
at Florida
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
. I found my parents about as I anticipated. I had some melanch-
oly moments with my dear mother
Name: Mary Seward
Birth: 1769-11-27
Death: 1844-12-11
, who is grieved beyond even her power
of resignation, by the loss of her only daughter
Name: Louisa Canfield
Birth: 1805
Death: 1839-01-04
. They will soon be joined to part
no more. The Spirit of my mother is broken. Heaven bless and comfort her
the few moments she is to be spared to us. I had some conversation with my
father
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
about the guardianship of your children
children
Name: Caroline Beattie
Birth: 1834-07-25
Death: 1922-02-28
Name: Francis Canfield
Birth: 1832-02-20
Death: 1876-01-14
Name: Augustus Canfield
Birth: 1829-12-04
Death: 1867-10-25
. But time failed us to discuss the
subject fully, and it was postponed until I shall visit him again and more
at leisure after our Legislature shall have adjourned. The adjournment will
take place about the last of this month.
Affectionately your brother,
William H. Seward.
Appears to be written in the hand of William Henry Seward’s secretary, Samuel Blatchford
Editorial Note
Albany April 9th 1839.
My dear brother,
I have just returned from a very brief stay (a single day)
at Florida
Place
oly moments with my dear mother
Person
of resignation, by the loss of her only daughter
Person
no more. The Spirit of my mother is broken. Heaven bless and comfort her
the few moments she is to be spared to us. I had some conversation with my
father
Person
People
People
subject fully, and it was postponed until I shall visit him again and more
at leisure after our Legislature shall have adjourned. The adjournment will
take place about the last of this month.
Affectionately your brother,
William H. Seward.
date:
Tuesday, April 9, 1839
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