Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, November 18, 1838
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Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, November 18, 1838
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1838-11-18
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Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, November 18, 1838
action: sent
sender:
Alvah Worden
Person
Name: Alvah Worden
Birth: 1797-03-06
Death: 1856-02-16
Person
location:
Unknown
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
transcription: jjm
revision: crb 2016-02-05
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Page 1
Sunday Nov. 18 38
My Dear S
I have this moment recd yours of yesterday Lazette
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
thinks
she would prefer coming out in a waggon: it should be a strong
waggon as the roads are very bad: the stage would be perhaps
the most comfortable mode of conveyance but she does not like
to travel that way. She will be ready whenever Nicholas
Name: Nicholas Bogart
Birth: 1801-12-24
Death: 1893-02-15
arrives. Mr. Spencer
Name: John Spencer
Birth: 1788-01-08
Death: 1855-05-17
is going to Albany
Name: City: Albany
County: Albany
State: NY
Country: US
in a few days and
may if there is room in the conveyance you send come along
with L:
If you have not thought of the thing would it not be
well enough to place your domestic arrangements so far as
the fitting up of your house is concerned in the hands
of some one who would do it without your personal super-
vision: Let Weed
Name: Thurlow Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15
Death: 1882-11-22
at it: I recommend to you as your
wine merchant the Blackburns of NY. Our Canandaigua
Name: City: Canandaigua
County: Ontario
State: NY
Country: US
aristocracy are "au fait" at these purchases Sibley
Name: Mark Sibley
Birth: 1796-11-06
Death: 1852-09-08
bought a
pipe of splendid [ maderia ]
Alternate Text: madeira at 22/3- You must have
good wine & enough or else I don't patronise the govern-
ment establishment- ^This and^ next week courts are held here So
I cannot proffer my personal services. S went yesterday
Yours Truly
A Worden
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Sunday Nov. 18 38
My Dear S
I have this moment recd yours of yesterday Lazette
Person
she would prefer coming out in a waggon: it should be a strong
waggon as the roads are very bad: the stage would be perhaps
the most comfortable mode of conveyance but she does not like
to travel that way. She will be ready whenever Nicholas
Person
arrives. Mr. Spencer
Person
Place
may if there is room in the conveyance you send come along
with L:
If you have not thought of the thing would it not be
well enough to place your domestic arrangements so far as
the fitting up of your house is concerned in the hands
of some one who would do it without your personal super-
vision: Let Weed
Person
wine merchant the Blackburns of NY. Our Canandaigua
Place
aristocracy are "au fait" at these purchases Sibley
Person
pipe of splendid [ maderia ]
Alternate Text
good wine & enough or else I don't patronise the govern-
ment establishment- ^This and^ next week courts are held here So
I cannot proffer my personal services. S went yesterday
Yours Truly
A Worden
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