Letter from William Henry Seward to Elijah Miller, January 22, 1832
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Elijah Miller, January 22, 1832
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Date:1832-01-22
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Elijah Miller, January 22, 1832
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Albany NY
Place
Name: City: Albany
County:
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Elijah Miller
Person
Name: Elijah Miller
Birth: 1772-04-11
Death: 1851-11-13
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: dxt
revision: ekk 2015-09-17
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Page 1
Albany January 22d 1832
My dear Sir,
Frances
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
though she is yet unable to write has passed the
crisis of her illness and is considerably improved since I last wrote.
She sits up considerably and has no recurrence of her former symp-
toms and requires only to acquire the strength which she has lost.
The children
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
are both well, we do not yet send Augustus to
school again.
It appears that by the casting vote of the Vice President the
question of Mr Van Buren
Name: Martin Van Buren
Birth: 1782-12-05
Death: 1862-07-24
’s nomination lies upon the table.
I did not suppose that the question was so doubtful.
You no doubt have been much amused with Webb
Name: James Webb
Birth: 1802-02-02
Death: 1884-06-07
[
’
]
Reason: s letter
disclosing the secrets of the Regency. It has excited much sur –
prise here and the Regency are taking that course which
Noah
Name: Mordecai Noah
Birth: 1785-07-14
Death: 1851-05-22
and Webb seem to desire, attempting to exclude their paper
from the confidence of the party. I have pretty good reason
to know that if the letter were not written for publication,
its publication is not against the will of Webb. The effect
of it is principally still more to cheapen our little Governor
Name: Enos Throop
Birth: 1784-08-21
Death: 1874-11-01
who has become a byword with everybody but the Ar- gus here and the few whom Webb in that respect names.
The opinion seems to prevail generally among our friends
that we should nominate Granger
Name: Francis Granger
Birth: 1792-12-01
Death: 1868-08-31
and Stevens
Name: Samuel Stevens
Birth: 1794-09-01
Death: 1854-09-11
and that
we should take the field early.
Yours truly
W.H.Seward
Elijah Miller Esq
Page 2
Albany January 22d 1832
My dear Sir,
Frances
Person
crisis of her illness and is considerably improved since I last wrote.
She sits up considerably and has no recurrence of her former symp-
toms and requires only to acquire the strength which she has lost.
The children
People
school again.
It appears that by the casting vote of the Vice President the
question of Mr Van Buren
Person
I did not suppose that the question was so doubtful.
You no doubt have been much amused with Webb
Person
Supplied
disclosing the secrets of the Regency. It has excited much sur –
prise here and the Regency are taking that course which
Noah
Person
from the confidence of the party. I have pretty good reason
to know that if the letter were not written for publication,
its publication is not against the will of Webb. The effect
of it is principally still more to cheapen our little Governor
Person
who has become a byword with everybody but the Ar- gus here and the few whom Webb in that respect names.
The opinion seems to prevail generally among our friends
that we should nominate Granger
Person
Person
we should take the field early.
Yours truly
W.H.Seward
Elijah Miller Esq
date:
Sunday, January 22, 1832
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