Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, October 13, 1839
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Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, October 12, 1839
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Date:1839-10-12
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Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, October 12, 1839
action: sent
sender:
Alvah Worden
Person
Name: Alvah Worden
Birth: 1797-03-06
Death: 1856-02-16
Person
location:
Canandaigua NY
Place
Name: City: Canandaigua
County: Ontario
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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Friday Saturday Morning 12 Oct ‘39
Dear Seward,
Sibley
Name: Mark Sibley
Birth: 1796-11-06
Death: 1852-09-08
left home for Albany this morning, and as this is a time
of stirring events and changes one has occurred this morning in reference
to a political movement in this district. which indicates that Sibley
must be the Candidate: he will carry the district more triumphantly
than any other man, and the fear is we cannot be safe with
any one else: Sibley swears he will not. cannot ought not to run
and I know the sacrifice would be great: his nomination
will be pressed, and unless a formal refusal is had he will
be nominated I think: Now talk this thing over with him
and have a letter written to Thomas Hall of our county
directed to him at Auburn
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
and one which any of our
county delegation may open and read with something
definite on this subject. which may be read on the day
of the Convention. the 18h inst
Truly AC Worden
Page 2
Gov. W. H Seward
Albany
Oct 12. 1839
Friday Saturday Morning 12 Oct ‘39
Dear Seward,
Sibley
Person
of stirring events and changes one has occurred this morning in reference
to a political movement in this district. which indicates that Sibley
must be the Candidate: he will carry the district more triumphantly
than any other man, and the fear is we cannot be safe with
any one else: Sibley swears he will not. cannot ought not to run
and I know the sacrifice would be great: his nomination
will be pressed, and unless a formal refusal is had he will
be nominated I think: Now talk this thing over with him
and have a letter written to Thomas Hall of our county
directed to him at Auburn
Place
county delegation may open and read with something
definite on this subject. which may be read on the day
of the Convention. the 18h inst
Truly AC Worden
Gov. W. H Seward
Albany
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A. Worden Oct 12. 1839
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