Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, June 24, 1839
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, June 24, 1839
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Date:1839-06-24
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, June 24, 1839
action: sent
sender:
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
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: mec
revision: ekk 2016-01-28
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Page 1
Chautauque Land Office
Westfield June 24. 1839
Dear Henry
The arrival of your letter last
evening, citing me to repair to Albany
when all hearts were looking for
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
you
here – and informing us of Frances’
safety after an hour of peril, quite
took us by surprise. The substance
of it was communicated to little Smith
Name: Junius Smith
Birth: 1807-05-13
Death: 1864-07-29
the self same hour – in order to ar-
rest his determination to proceed
to Buffalo
Name: City: Buffalo
County: Erie
State: NY
Country: US
to escort [
her
]
Alternate Text: his mother
Name: Margaret Smith
Birth: 1800
Death: 1861-06-23
here.
But it produced no other effect than
to give occasion for argument & fresh
proof of his want of fidelity to our
business- He has gone – when to
return, is doubtful- I now think
I must may wait for him & be
with you on Thursday of next week.
– We have been suing a good deal
– the office is full of people every day
& I cannot leave it alone with Denton
Name: Hezekiah Denton
Birth: 1819-01-19
Death:
Yours gratefully B J Seward
Page 2
Paid Chg. 59.
W. H. Seward Esq
Albany
WESTFIELD N.Y. JUN 25 PAID
Type: postmark
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
B. J. Seward
June 24 1839
Chautauque Land Office
Westfield June 24. 1839
Dear Henry
The arrival of your letter last
evening, citing me to repair to Albany
when all hearts were looking for
Person
here – and informing us of Frances’
safety after an hour of peril, quite
took us by surprise. The substance
of it was communicated to little Smith
Person
the self same hour – in order to ar-
rest his determination to proceed
to Buffalo
Place
Alternate Text
Person
But it produced no other effect than
to give occasion for argument & fresh
proof of his want of fidelity to our
business- He has gone – when to
return, is doubtful- I now think
I must may wait for him & be
with you on Thursday of next week.
– We have been suing a good deal
– the office is full of people every day
& I cannot leave it alone with Denton
Person
Yours gratefully B J Seward
Paid Chg. 59.
W. H. Seward Esq
Albany
WESTFIELD N.Y. JUN 25 PAID
Stamp
Person
June 24 1839
date:
Monday, June 24, 1839
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