Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, September 6, 1849

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Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, September 6, 1849

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1849-09-06

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Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, September 6, 1849

action: sent

sender: Clarence Seward
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Person

Name: Clarence Seward Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24

location: Auburn NY
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Place

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

receiver: William Seward
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Person

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

location: Florida NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Florida County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US

transcription: keh 

revision: crb 2016-05-25

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Auburn September 6, 1849.
My Dear Uncle,
Your letter of the 3rd instant was received last night
Last evening I thoroughly searched all the papers in the Home office
and could find none relating to the Bond & Mortgage you describe.
This morning all the papers and documents in Mr Blatchford's
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Person

Name: Samuel Blatchford Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07

office have been thoroughly examined, but I regret to say that
the examination has proved fruitless, save the enclosed letter.
There are no papers here relating to Grandfathers
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Person

Name: Samuel Seward Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
affairs except
those connected with Misses Nubush
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Post
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, Christie
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Jacobs
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and
the Institute. I have written to the county clerk of Jefferson County
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Place

Name: Jefferson County City:   County:  Jefferson State:  NY Country:  US
requesting him to inform me, what he recollects con-
cerning the Bond and Mortgage, and have also asked Mr
Blatchford if he knows where they are. Their respective answers
shall be immediately transmitted to you. I sincerely hope
that the "obedient servant" in the subscription to your letter is
not to be a perpetual substitute for the endearing and to
me parental appellation of "Uncle". I have attended to
Auntys
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Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
requests. All well at home. Please command me
if I can be of assistance to you
As ever affectionately
Clarence A. Seward (over)
William H. Seward
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May they not be in the Tin Trunk? The key can be sent
by mail if you wish me to look.
Page 3

seward-pen
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C. A. Seward
Sept 6 1849
date: 
Thursday, September 6, 1849
receiver: 
Seward, William Henry
sender: 
Seward, Clarence Armstrong
year: 
1849
place_node: 
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