Letter from William Henry Seward to George Augustus Tuthill, October 6, 1839
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Letter from William Henry Seward to George Augustus Tuthill, October 6, 1839
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Date:1839-10-06
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Letter from William Henry Seward to George Augustus Tuthill, October 6, 1839
action: sent
sender:
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
receiver:
George Tuthill
Person
Name: George Tuthill
Birth: 1807-05-17
Death: 1883-05-25
Person
location:
Mobile AL
Place
Name: City: Mobile
County: Mobile
State: AL
Country: US
Place
transcription: mah
revision: ekk 2016-01-28
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Name: Samuel Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09
Death: 1893-07-07Certainty: Probable
105.
To. George A. Tuthill Esqr. Mobile.
Albany October 6. 1839.
My dear Cousin.
I have spent the last three months in different parts of the
state, in consequence of which my correspondence has become deranged.
It has thus happened that your very affectionate and interesting letter
of August 7th has remained so long unanswered.
I acknowledge myself grateful to you and to Mrs Tuthill
Name: Phebe Tuthill
Birth: 1819-10-31
Death: 1899-08-26
for the honor you have done me in giving my poor name to your boy
Name: Henry Tuthill
Birth: 1839-03-19
Death: 1862-01-23
. If
it be nothing to be recalled to the knowledge of a future generation as one
not disesteemed by his own, it is at least gratifying to me to have such
evidences of the respect and esteem of personal friends.
I learn with deep regret that your enterprising city has
been afflicted more sorely than ever by the Yellow fever. I trust that its
ravages have passed your household unharmed.
My occupations render me a most unsatisfactory
correspondent. I hear from our friends in Goshen
Name: City: Goshen
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
and Florida
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
, that
they are enjoying their usual health and happiness.
We are quite confident that New York
Name: City:
County:
State: NY
Country: US
will remain firm
in the approaching election. Invoking a blessing upon my youthful
namesake and wishing his parents many happy years,
I am, your affectionate cousin.
William H. Seward.
Person
To. George A. Tuthill Esqr. Mobile.
Albany October 6. 1839.
My dear Cousin.
I have spent the last three months in different parts of the
state, in consequence of which my correspondence has become deranged.
It has thus happened that your very affectionate and interesting letter
of August 7th has remained so long unanswered.
I acknowledge myself grateful to you and to Mrs Tuthill
Person
for the honor you have done me in giving my poor name to your boy
Person
it be nothing to be recalled to the knowledge of a future generation as one
not disesteemed by his own, it is at least gratifying to me to have such
evidences of the respect and esteem of personal friends.
I learn with deep regret that your enterprising city has
been afflicted more sorely than ever by the Yellow fever. I trust that its
ravages have passed your household unharmed.
My occupations render me a most unsatisfactory
correspondent. I hear from our friends in Goshen
Place
Place
they are enjoying their usual health and happiness.
We are quite confident that New York
Place
in the approaching election. Invoking a blessing upon my youthful
namesake and wishing his parents many happy years,
I am, your affectionate cousin.
William H. Seward.
date:
Sunday, October 6, 1839
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