Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1839
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1839
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Date:1839-07-28
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1839
action: sent
sender:
Benjamin Seward
Person
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
Person
location:
Goshen NY
Place
Name: City: Goshen
County: Orange
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: ekk
revision: ekk 2016-01-28
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Goshen July 28t. 1839
Dear Henry
The arrangements for
the construction of the vault are now
nearly completed – such materials as
could only be had in Newburgh
Name: City: Newburgh
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
are
ordered there – with lime from Great
Island, bricks from little Island
stone from Mount Cook out and
different mechanics from dif-
ferent places – the work to
be commenced on 15 Augst, and
the reinterment to take place 20
or 25 Oct, of which you will
be advised.
I left N.Y.
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
without expectations
of returning, but find that another
visit there is necessary ‑ will
go down as soon as the arrange-
ments alluded to are completed
Page 2
and a day or two after, say
the last of the week will be in
Albany.
Mean time Marcia
Name: Marcia Seward
Birth: 1794-07-23
Death: 1839-10-25
goes to
Dr Canfields
Name: Mahlon Canfield
Birth: 1798-11-26
Death: 1865-01-05
at her own in-
stance, in compliance with a
sense of her own duty: should
you wish in any way to par-
ticipate in the objects of her
visit, you may address you ^me^ to
at New York – care Trust Co
when your wishes shall be ob-
served.
Cousins here are well.
Father
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
& mother
Name: Mary Seward
Birth: 1769-11-27
Death: 1844-12-11
smart.
Your grateful Brother,
B.J. Seward
Page 3
12th
[ W.H. Sew ]
Reason: holeard Esq
[ Al ]
Reason: holebany
N.Y.
Name: Samuel Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09
Death: 1893-07-07
B.J. Seward
July 28, 1839.
Goshen July 28t. 1839
Dear Henry
The arrangements for
the construction of the vault are now
nearly completed – such materials as
could only be had in Newburgh
Place
ordered there – with lime from Great
Island, bricks from little Island
stone from Mount Cook out and
different mechanics from dif-
ferent places – the work to
be commenced on 15 Augst, and
the reinterment to take place 20
or 25 Oct, of which you will
be advised.
I left N.Y.
Place
of returning, but find that another
visit there is necessary ‑ will
go down as soon as the arrange-
ments alluded to are completed
and a day or two after, say
the last of the week will be in
Albany.
Mean time Marcia
Person
Dr Canfields
Person
stance, in compliance with a
sense of her own duty: should
you wish in any way to par-
ticipate in the objects of her
visit, you may address you ^me^ to
at New York – care Trust Co
when your wishes shall be ob-
served.
Cousins here are well.
Father
Person
Person
Your grateful Brother,
B.J. Seward
12th
[ W.H. Sew ]
Supplied
[ Al ]
Supplied
N.Y.
Person
July 28, 1839.
date:
Sunday, July 28, 1839
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