Florida July 22 1839
Dear H.
In the dead hours of the last night
I reached this place and found all well except
Father – who is suffering under one of his turns of
coughing, cold sweat and shortness of breathing. He
has, I understand been prety well during my absence
till yesterday morning – since which he has been
very feeble – and without appetite or refreshing sleep
it seems as if he could not last the day out.
But he has stood it along much in the same way
for years & I do not despair of seeing him about
in a day or two & it is not improbable he may
continue with us yet for several years. Should he
revive, before the closing hour of the mail
I will hold a conversation with him about the
building of the vault – but as it is harvest
time & the teams being in use, I see not that
the long talked of job can now be taken hold of.
Mr. Blatchford, I suppose acquainted you
with the result of our negotiation with the Trust Co.
The whole thing is I believe as you would have it:
but Mr. Blatchford regrets that an advance of Bonds
instead of cash was asked & granted – & seems to
think that it will require some little effort to con-
vert the $9.500 in this shape, into money: about
this you will, I suppose, give direction.
Mr. Robinson seemed full of cares
and said he could not take up the titles

for several weeks to come – and indeed it was man-
ifest that he would prefer waiting till Mr. Duer
should return & get through his first press of
business, before taking up this examination. I
therefore, brought all the papers away with
me.
The mail leaves here but once a week
you may not hear from me, or about the ob-
ject of my detention here, till you see me:
which as I suppose cannot be many days
hence.
Your Father thinks there is danger
that you may be too much before the pub-
lic – that care ought to be excercised and
especially so until after the elections are over.
Excuse the freedom made use of in mentioning
it.
Your Grateful brother
B. J. Seward

W. H. Seward Esq
Albany
N.Y.
Florida
July 22^t
B.J. Seward
July 22. 1839