Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 28, 1839
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 28, 1839
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Date:1839-05-28
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 28, 1839
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Benjamin Seward
Person
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
Person
location:
Westfield NY
Place
Name: City: Westfield
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: kac
revision: crb 2016-02-11
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Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co.
AUBURN MAY 28 N.Y.
Type: postmark
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
May 28, 1839
Albany
^Auburn^
May 28th.
My dear Jennings,
We arrived here safely yesterday morning. Frances
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
having
been several weeks confined to her room has obviously improved by the
journey. It is my purpose in a few days to do what is requisite here.
I think now that I will go to Oswego
Name: City: Oswego
County: Oswego
State: NY
Country: US
- see Mr. Duer
Name: George Duer
Birth: 1812-05
Death: 1888
and take him
with me to Chautauqua
Name: Chautauqua County City:
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
or appoint a day with him to meet me there—
It will probably be necessary for you to return with me to this place
and proceed to New York
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
. I hope as we all do that Marcia
Name: Marcia Seward
Birth: 1794-07-23
Death: 1839-10-25
will
accompany you. I will write further and more definitely as soon
as I see through my business here.
Affectionately your brother
W.H. Seward
Page 2My dear Jennings,
We arrived here safely yesterday morning. Frances
Person
been several weeks confined to her room has obviously improved by the
journey. It is my purpose in a few days to do what is requisite here.
I think now that I will go to Oswego
Place
Person
with me to Chautauqua
Place
It will probably be necessary for you to return with me to this place
and proceed to New York
Place
Person
accompany you. I will write further and more definitely as soon
as I see through my business here.
Affectionately your brother
W.H. Seward
Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co.
AUBURN MAY 28 N.Y.
Stamp
Person
date:
Tuesday, May 28, 1839
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