Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 5, 1839
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 5, 1839
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1839-10-05
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 5, 1839
action: sent
sender:
Benjamin Seward
Person
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
Person
location:
New York NY
Place
Name: City: New York
County:
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: crb
revision: ekk 2016-01-28
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Page 1
House of Refuge
Saturday Mor’g
Dear Henry
A little detention here enables
me to say that I have been unable
as yet to get power of Attorney
out of Mr Robinsons
Name: Morris Robinson
Birth: 1784-09-02
Death: 1849-05-05Certainty: Probable
hands - or to
complete my negotiation for Mother
Name: Mary Seward
Birth: 1769-11-27
Death: 1844-12-11
,
here - but hope to leave the city
tonight at 5. You may therefore
look for me by Tuesday or Wed-
nesday of next week at Albany
Name: City: Albany
County: Albany
State: NY
Country: US
. I am
getting crazy with much absence
from a suffering business - & before
I return, I must bespeak a little
season with of leisure with you.
Your own interests impressively
demand it - If possible I must
see you to obtain direction from you.
Your Grateful Brother
B.J. Seward
Page 2
House of Refuge
Saturday Mor’g
Dear Henry
A little detention here enables
me to say that I have been unable
as yet to get power of Attorney
out of Mr Robinsons
Person
complete my negotiation for Mother
Person
here - but hope to leave the city
tonight at 5. You may therefore
look for me by Tuesday or Wed-
nesday of next week at Albany
Place
getting crazy with much absence
from a suffering business - & before
I return, I must bespeak a little
season with of leisure with you.
Your own interests impressively
demand it - If possible I must
see you to obtain direction from you.
Your Grateful Brother
B.J. Seward
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