Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, December 23, 1843

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, December 23, 1843

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1843-12-23

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, December 23, 1843

action: sent

sender: William Seward
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Person

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

location: Auburn NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Auburn County:  Cayuga State:  NY Country:  US

receiver: Samuel Seward
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Person

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

location: Unknown
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transcription: dxt 

revision: ekk 2016-02-10

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Auburn December 23d 1843.
My dear Father
I have paid over to Mr Clark
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Person

Name: John Clark Birth: 1793-01-14 Death: 1852-10-25
for Mr Chamberlin
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Person

Name: John Chamberlain Birth:  Death: 1851-09-18
the
money on his bond and mortgage, and sent the mortgage to the Clerk
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Person

Name: Simeon Rood Birth: 1804-03-19 Death: 1892-08-18
of
Chemung County
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Place

Name: Chemung County City:   County:  Chemung State:  NY Country:  US
to be recorded with directions to send it to you
when it shall have been recorded. When that is done please send
to me or cancel my receipt which I gave you for the money
total $3200.
The title is now relieved of all encumbrances except
three old judgments on which satisfa satisfactory evidence of pay-
ment has been received but the satisfaction pieces have not yet
come, and on that account I retain money enough to secure their
coming in any event. I expect them daily. The se papers rela-
tive to and explanatory of the transaction are full and explicit
and somwhat numerous. I will send them to you for preservation
the first convenient opportunity when I can do so without expense of
postage
Very Respectfully and affectionly
William H Seward
The Honorable Samuel S. Seward
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seward-pen
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Person

Name: Samuel Seward Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
W H Seward
To
S S Seward
Letter 22 Dec
Chamberlin
Money Recpt
date: 
Saturday, December 23, 1843
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