Letter from Augustus Seward to William Henry Seward, November, 1841
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Letter from Augustus Seward to William Henry Seward, November, 1841
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Date:1841-11
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Letter from Augustus Seward to William Henry Seward, November, 1841
action: sent
sender:
Augustus Seward
Person
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1820-05-18
Death: 1889-05-08
Person
location:
Westfield NY
Place
Name: City: Westfield
County: Chautauqua
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: ekk
revision: ekk 2016-02-04
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Page 1
Westfield Nov’ 1841.
My dear Uncle,
Starr
Name: Henry Starr
Birth: 1781-03
Death: 1851-08-30
sent me a deed in my name, and
afterwards a letter saying that my request about the
Recording was not received in time.
With the deed came a draft, for back rents, of
$247 46/100. deducting from this for my travelling ex.
to Cin.
Name: City: Cincinnati
County: Hamilton
State: OH
Country: US
$76 & for postage $4.18/100
there is left
$167.28. Shall I send you Clarence
Name: Clarence Seward
Birth: 1828-10-07
Death: 1897-07-24
’s half?
Mrs S
matter – how shall she be enlightened?
I send today a power of attorney to Starr to sell
and to rent. I supposed he must be allowed to judge
of prices and offers he exhibits a very friendly
spirit & waits my directions.
Pray drop me a line about these matters.
Respectfully
Your Nephew
Augustus S.
His Ex. W. H. Seward
I will write more at length but fear the minutia
of this business would only be troublesome.
Page 2
His Excellency W.H. Seward
Name: Samuel Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09
Death: 1893-07-07
Augustus Seward
November 1841
Westfield Nov’ 1841.
My dear Uncle,
Starr
Person
afterwards a letter saying that my request about the
Recording was not received in time.
With the deed came a draft, for back rents, of
$247 46/100. deducting from this for my travelling ex.
to Cin.
Place
$167.28. Shall I send you Clarence
Person
Mrs S
Unknown
dare not know how “we three” stand in thismatter – how shall she be enlightened?
I send today a power of attorney to Starr to sell
and to rent. I supposed he must be allowed to judge
of prices and offers he exhibits a very friendly
spirit & waits my directions.
Pray drop me a line about these matters.
Respectfully
Your Nephew
Augustus S.
His Ex. W. H. Seward
I will write more at length but fear the minutia
of this business would only be troublesome.
His Excellency W.H. Seward
Person
November 1841
date:
Monday, November 1, 1841
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