Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 22, 1837
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 22, 1837
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Distributor:Seward Family Papers Project
Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1837-05-22
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 22, 1837
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Florida NY
Place
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Benjamin Seward
Person
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
Person
location:
Westfield NY
Place
Name: City: Westfield
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: kac
revision: crb 2015-10-23
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Florida—May 22—
Still at work with Clay
Name: Henry Clay
Birth: 1777-04-12
Death: 1852-06-29
Lay
Name: George Lay
Birth: 1798-07-26
Death: 1860-10-21
Sch
Name: Abraham Schermerhorn
Birth: 1791-12-11
Death: 1855-08-22
-Rathb
Name: Jared Rathbone
Birth: 1791-08-02
Death: 1845-05-13
& others—we will
close here this week and go to N.Y.
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
perhaps on Monday.
We have heavy work only think of our having in one
way or another to make four or five copies of the
schedules.
I have not time to give you the details of our arrange-
ment but it will be wise & will proceed on the
principle of throwing the responsibility upon you
& tending your duties shortly very easy—
We work on as for life—
All well—Father
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
greatly improved Mother
Name: Mary Seward
Birth: 1769-11-27
Death: 1844-12-11
blessed woman
making us most comfortable—
o Uncle Ben
Your brother H
Be contented & happy & get well—
Page 2
Benjamin J. Seward
Chautauqua Land Office
Westfield
N. York
May 23
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
May 22, 1837
Florida—May 22—
Still at work with Clay
Person
Person
Person
Person
close here this week and go to N.Y.
Place
We have heavy work only think of our having in one
way or another to make four or five copies of the
schedules.
I have not time to give you the details of our arrange-
ment but it will be wise & will proceed on the
principle of throwing the responsibility upon you
& tending your duties shortly very easy—
We work on as for life—
All well—Father
Person
Person
making us most comfortable—
o Uncle Ben
Unknown
much better—Your brother H
Be contented & happy & get well—
Benjamin J. Seward
Chautauqua Land Office
Westfield
N. York
Unknown
FloridaMay 23
Person
date:
Monday, May 22, 1837
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