Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, May 20, 1839

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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, May 20, 1839

transcriber

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1839-05-20

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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, May 20, 1839

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: Unknown
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transcription: kac 

revision: crb 2016-02-10

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Florida 20th May 1839
William H Seward
My Dear Child
David Moore
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Person

Name: David Moore Birth: 1809-01-18 Death: 
of Minisink
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Place

Name:  City:  Minisink County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
has called on me this
morning to designate a proper person on the
part of the Marble Town Banking Co to act as an
appraiser of the various lands to be Mortgage by
said Co ^to^ the Comptroler
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Person

Name: Bates Cooke Birth: 1787-12-23 Death: 1841-05-31
In casting my mind
over the Towns of Minisink and Walkill
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Place

Name:  City:  Walkill County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
I
do not think of a more suitable man than
Frederick Dalson
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Person

Name: Frederick Dolsen Birth: 1790-08-05 Death: 1863-08-15
of Minisink- He is a man of
property of clear discrimination and of
stern integrity and in my impression will
perform those duties to satisfaction—
Affectionately yours
Samuel S. Seward
seward-editorial-noteWilliam Henry Seward's response to the letter is printed below and can also be seen in a Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, May 20, 1839
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Editorial Note

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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
I cheerfully recommend Frederick Dalson of Minisink
and John E. Phillips
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Person

Name: John  Phillips Birth: 1805-03-20 Death: 1841-12-17
to be appraisers of Bonds &
mortgages offered to the comptroler by the Middle
town Bank. They are very suitable men.
May 22d 1839
William H. Seward
date: 
Monday, May 20, 1839
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