Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 13, 1839

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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 13, 1839

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1839-11-13

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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 13, 1839

action: sent

sender: Samuel Seward
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Person

Name: Samuel Seward Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24

location: Florida NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Florida County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US

receiver: William Seward
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10

location: Albany NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Albany County:  Albany State:  NY Country:  US

transcription: keh 

revision: ekk 2016-01-29

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Florida 13th Nov 1839
My dear William Henry
Our family Vault 16 by 24
feet and 9 feet high of the best materials and I presum as
Well built as any in the State was completed this afternoon
and the workman discharged. Edwin Washington
Unknown
& two men
started this morning with a letter to Mr Margarum
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Person

Name: Stephen Margarum Birth: 1793-06-03 Death: 1852-01-03
on the
old farm for the purpose of disintering the remains of our
departed relations at Vernon. Mr Margarum made no ob-
jection to the removal but would prefer their remaining
as it aded respictability to his farm. He had kept the
burying plot in fine repaire much to his credit.
They returned this evening with the bones and
other remains of five persons viz, Father Seward
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Person

Name: John Seward Birth: 1730-05-22 Death: 1797-12-29

brother Israel
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Person

Name: Israel Seward Birth: 1773-06-18 Death: 1798-01-18
two of the Col. children
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People


Unknown
Unknown
and one
Unknown
of Fannys
Unknown

in a large Mahogany coffi[ n re ]
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Supplied

Reason: wax-seal
paired for the purpose
and have just intered them as the first incumbents of
the house of all living[ . ]
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Supplied

Reason: 
It was a solemn occasion.
Now it remains to remove the remains of a Mother
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Person

Name: Mary Seward Birth: 1733-04-03 Death: 1816-02-29Certainty: Probable

father in law
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Person

Name: Isaac Jennings Birth: 1739-11-24 Death: 1800-11
Mother in law
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Person

Name: Margaret Jennings Birth: 1742-06-02 Death: 1831-10-21
two daughters
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People

Name: Louisa Canfield Birth: 1805 Death: 1839-01-04 Certainty: Probable Name: Elisabeth  Seward Birth: 1795 Death: 1797 Certainty: Probable
several
Grand children
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People

Grand children
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People

Name: Samuel Seward Birth: 1830-04 Death: 1835-11-22 Certainty: Probable Name: Benjamin Seward Birth: 1827-02-07 Death: 1827 Certainty: Probable
Name: Aurelia Seward Birth: 1821 Death: 1825-04-08 Certainty: Probable
T. Swezy Esq
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Person

Name: Thomas Sweezey Birth: 1789-06-17 Death: 1818-05-19
&c. On this Solemn and
interesting occasion it would be most grattefying to
have you Frances
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Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
and the children
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People

children
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People

Name: William Seward Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29 Name: Frederick Seward Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
Name: Augustus Seward Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
present. I
have Written to Jennings
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Person

Name: Benjamin Seward Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24
but have as yet receivd no
answer. Am very anxious to know whether he will
be down or not. The season is advancing. The
Weather is now pleasant we have friends in New Jersey
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Place

Name:  City:   County:   State:  NJ Country:  US
who wish to attend the interment but all is at
a stand untill a difenite time is fixed on by you
and Jennings. Will you dispose of this suspence by
confering with your afflicted brother and letting
us know as soon as possible the result
Affectionately Yours
Saml S Seward
W H Seward
I Congratulate the friends of the Union
on the success of another conflict
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William H. Seward
Gov of the State of New York
Albany
florida Nov 13
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Stamp

Type: postmark

seward-pen
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
Saml. S. Seward
Nov 13, 1839
date: 
Wednesday, November 13, 1839
year: 
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