Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, Feburary 15, 1841
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, Feburary 15, 1841
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Date:1841-02-15
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, Feburary 15, 1841
action: sent
sender:
Benjamin Seward
Person
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
Person
location:
Place
Name: City:
County:
State:
Country:
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
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Astor House
15th Feb. 1841.
Dear Henry
Your letter of the 11th was
handed me this morning. I am thankful
for the favorable accounts it gives me of
the state of your health.
On the 12th I succeeded in obtaining
Mr Duers
Name: John Duer
Birth: 1782-10-07
Death: 1858-08-08
signature to the necessary
powers of Attorney, upon which I am
to make deeds and discharges, and
not until this morning have I been
able to come to an understanding with
him in regard to the Cook
Name: Horace Cook
Birth: 1822-07-22
Death: 1897-05-28
& Maxwell
Nelson Van Ness
Name:
Birth:
Death:
propositions. Substantially
we have secured our object - but I fear
the shape of the arrangement may not be
entirely satisfactory to Cook & M. I
must omit explanations till we meet,
In the mean time I have written
to Cook & Maxwell & to Van Ness that
they may look for me in ten days
at Auburn
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
after a hasty visit in
Florida
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
, where if we can packed up &
set off in time, we propose to spend the
Sabbath - you will soon see us at the Executive
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mansion.
The Lord bless you,
Kind regards to sister
Name: Louisa Canfield
Birth: 1805
Death: 1839-01-04
respects to
Mr Samuel
Name: Samuel Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09
Death: 1893-07-07
.
Your Grateful Brother
B.J. Seward
N.B. I think you have already learned
that an hundred thousand Dollars &
more, has ^been^ paid to the Trust Co since I
came to the city
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
- in Bonds
Page 3
Wm H Seward Esq
Albany
N.Y.
Single N.Y.
NEW YORK FEB 16
Type: postmark
Name: Samuel Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09
Death: 1893-07-07
B.J. Seward Feb. 15.1841
Astor House
15th Feb. 1841.
Dear Henry
Your letter of the 11th was
handed me this morning. I am thankful
for the favorable accounts it gives me of
the state of your health.
On the 12th I succeeded in obtaining
Mr Duers
Person
powers of Attorney, upon which I am
to make deeds and discharges, and
not until this morning have I been
able to come to an understanding with
him in regard to the Cook
Person
Unknown
& Nelson Van Ness
Person
we have secured our object - but I fear
the shape of the arrangement may not be
entirely satisfactory to Cook & M. I
must omit explanations till we meet,
In the mean time I have written
to Cook & Maxwell & to Van Ness that
they may look for me in ten days
at Auburn
Place
Florida
Place
set off in time, we propose to spend the
Sabbath - you will soon see us at the Executive
mansion.
The Lord bless you,
Kind regards to sister
Person
Mr Samuel
Person
Your Grateful Brother
B.J. Seward
N.B. I think you have already learned
that an hundred thousand Dollars &
more, has ^been^ paid to the Trust Co since I
came to the city
Place
Wm H Seward Esq
Albany
N.Y.
Single N.Y.
NEW YORK FEB 16
Stamp
Person
date:
Monday, February 15, 1841
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