Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, August 29, 1867

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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, August 29, 1867

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1867-08-29

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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, August 29, 1867

action: sent

sender: William Seward
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29

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: Unknown
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transcription: obm 

revision: crb 2016-10-11

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Auburn Aug 29/67
My dear Father
I have
been to Utica
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Place

Name:  City:  Utica County:  Oneida State:  NY Country:  US
and had the
drawing of Iowa Lands as
proposed by Mr. Mattison
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Person

Name: A. L. Mattison Birth: 1819 Death: Certainty: Possible
the
results is as follows
Webster Co
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Place

Name:  City:   County:  Webster State:  IA Country:  US
89500
Franklin
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Place

Name:  City:   County:  Franklin State:  IA Country:  US
“ 160,
Wright
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Place

Name:  City:   County:  Wright State:  IA Country:  US
“ 960
Hamilton
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Place

Name:  City:   County:  Hamilton State:  IA Country:  US
“ 2280.03
Grundy
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Place

Name:  City:   County:  Grundy State:  IA Country:  US
219 67 4,514 71/ 100 acres
The deeds have been prepared & Executed
and shall be forwarded to be recorded as
soon as I can copy them, I enclose
a release for you to execute and
return to Mr M at Utica
I enclose copy of Mr M’s letter to me
marked A. in which he sends the deeds &
release. In answer to this I have sent
him the information he desires and
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advised him that the Release
had been forwarded to you for Execution
I also send marked “B” correspondence
in reference exchange of the land
for Dry Goods in answer to this
I have advised Mr M that I thought
it would be well to leave what proposition
the party had to make but that we
should want to be pretty sure of the
sale of the goods even if the offer
for the land was satisfactory
I have opened on my Ledge our a/c
with Iowa Lands which I have audited
4,514 71/ 100 acres at $4, for a 18,058.54
& debit some of a/c paid to date 1809.68
But to audit of Iowa Lands 16,245.86
I paid Mr M Taxes re 785,17
Your Affectionate Son
Wm H. Seward Jr.
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Seward Jr
date: 
Thursday, August 29, 1867
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