Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, October 31, 1839
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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, October 31, 1839
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1839-10-31
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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, October 31, 1839
action: sent
sender:
George Seward
Person
Name: George Seward
Birth: 1808-08-26
Death: 1888-12-07
Person
location:
Newburgh NY
Place
Name: City: Newburgh
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: atb
revision: crb 2015-12-10
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Page 1
New Burgh Oct 31 stt 1839
My Dear Sir,
I have stored at Crawford
Name: David Crawford
Birth: 1788
Death: 1856-07-23
& Co dock
a firkin of Butter (104 to Gross 18 = 86lb at 20 cts)
which is to be shipped on board the Steam-
Boat Saratoga on Saturday morning next
directed to you,
We last evening heard of the melancholy
illness of Marcia
Name: Mary Seward
Birth: 1769-11-27
Death: 1844-12-11
, she was insensible and
continued to sink when the letter was written.
Father
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
request you to write on the re-
ceip of this the latest information you
have, We are as well as usual -
Your Brother
GWSeward
Page 2
His Exellency
Wm H Seward
Albany
NEW BURGH OCT 31 N.Y.
Type: postmark
Oct 31 1839
New Burgh Oct 31 stt 1839
My Dear Sir,
I have stored at Crawford
Person
a firkin of Butter (104 to Gross 18 = 86lb at 20 cts)
which is to be shipped on board the Steam-
Boat Saratoga on Saturday morning next
directed to you,
We last evening heard of the melancholy
illness of Marcia
Person
continued to sink when the letter was written.
Father
Person
ceip of this the latest information you
have, We are as well as usual -
Your Brother
GWSeward
His Exellency
Wm H Seward
Albany
NEW BURGH OCT 31 N.Y.
Stamp
Unknown
G.W. Seward Oct 31 1839
date:
Thursday, October 31, 1839
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