Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, June 9, 1841

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Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, June 9, 1841

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1841-06-09

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Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, June 9, 1841

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sender: Alvah Worden
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Person

Name: Alvah Worden Birth: 1797-03-06 Death: 1856-02-16

location: Canandaigua NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Canandaigua County:  Ontario 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

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revision: ekk 2016-02-03

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Canandaigua June 9 1841
My Dear Gov
Mr Philpot
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Person

Name: William Philpot Birth: 1793 Death: 1880-06-29Certainty: Probable
the present cashier of the Utica B Bk
is about to remove to Rochester
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Place

Name:  City:  Rochester County:  Monroe State:  NY Country:  US
in consequence of which
there will be a vacancy in the Office of Notary Public.
This office should be given to Mr. Ralph Chapin
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Person

Name: Ralph Chapin Birth: 1805-06-15 Death: 1855-04-25
, the
Teller in the U B. Bk. Mr. Chapin is a most worthy
man, generally esteemed and respected. he has been
without any fault of his unfortunate in business
and has a family to support. withal he has been
afflicted with sickness, and the small emoluments
of this office would be the means of adding to
his comforts and happiness. I hope you will give
the office. Mr Sibley
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Person

Name: Mark Sibley Birth: 1796-11-06 Death: 1852-09-08
joins in this request as
would all our citizens. I was applied to by Mr Anderson
Unknown
the book keeper in the bk to aid him[ . ]
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Supplied

Reason: 

he is a young man not over stocked with intellect
and has no claims for the Office. Chapin does
good politically. Anderson cant help in any way
There need be no hesitation between them.
Since my return I have been clearing off the
rubbish of last winter in the office. Lizette
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Person

Name: Lazette Worden Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
is
engaged with some dozen Negroes of both
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Sexes in similar business in the house. The
Senator
Unknown
says he has resigned.
Truly
AWorden
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To His Excellency
Gov Seward
Albany
CANANDAIGUA N.Y. JUN 9
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Stamp

Type: postmark

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Person

Name: Samuel Blatchford Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07
Alvah Worden
June 9. 1841
date: 
Wednesday, June 9, 1841
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