Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, November 18, 1839
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, November 18, 1839
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Date:1839-11-18
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, November 18, 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:
Benjamin Seward
Person
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
Person
location:
Westfield NY
Place
Name: City: Westfield
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: keh
revision: ekk 2016-01-29
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Albany Nov 18, 1839
My dear Jennings,
Your letter of the 13th instant was received. The $1000 was placed to my credit
in the Com. Bank last week. The above will probably carry on through till that date.
Please accept it and send it to James Taylor Esq.
Name: James Taylor
Birth: 1794
Death: 1854-03-15
Cashier of the Com. Bank Albany.
I wrote to our Father
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
that you would not be able to go to Florida
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
. I go to New York
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
to-
night, stop at Florida on my return from there. My business now that the election is over
and a message to be written is more oppressive than ever. This is the only letter I have
written without an amanuensis within ten days. I laid aside the Censor's obituary notice
for insertion in the Journal. It is very long & in Weed
Name: Thurlow Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15
Death: 1882-11-22
's absence the printers put it aside from
day to day as I was unwilling to abridge it. It will appear there.
N. P. Tallmadge
Name: Nathaniel Tallmadge
Birth: 1795-02-08
Death: 1864-11-02
desires to be Vice President & not to remain Senator after voting against the sub Treasury
Your affectionate brother
William H. Seward
Page 2
Benjamin J. Seward Esq
Westfield
Chautauque County
ALBANY N. Y. NOV. 18
Type: postmark
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
November 18, 1839
Albany Nov 18, 1839
My dear Jennings,
Your letter of the 13th instant was received. The $1000 was placed to my credit
in the Com. Bank last week. The above will probably carry on through till that date.
Please accept it and send it to James Taylor Esq.
Person
I wrote to our Father
Person
Place
Place
night, stop at Florida on my return from there. My business now that the election is over
and a message to be written is more oppressive than ever. This is the only letter I have
written without an amanuensis within ten days. I laid aside the Censor's obituary notice
for insertion in the Journal. It is very long & in Weed
Person
day to day as I was unwilling to abridge it. It will appear there.
N. P. Tallmadge
Person
Your affectionate brother
William H. Seward
Benjamin J. Seward Esq
Westfield
Chautauque County
ALBANY N. Y. NOV. 18
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Person
date:
Monday, November 18, 1839
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