Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, April 7, 1832
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Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, April 7, 1832
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Date:1832-04-07
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Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, April 7, 1832
action: sent
sender:
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
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
transcription: dxt
revision: crb 2015-06-16
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Auburn 7th April 1832
Dr Sir
Enclosed is a Dr of $100 & I wish you to
redeem the above described Lands sold for Taxes
& send me the Certificate of redemtion as soon
as you receive it, so that if there is any mistakes
I can have it rectified before the redemption day
5th May is past; the 50 as are No 83 business is I
believed redeemed see if it is so.
I see by the Washington papers this apporti-
onment Bill is not yet passed upon in the
H & Senate, so that you must have an extra
or a protracted Sessiss Session. by your Letter
I suppose that you & wife
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
& children
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
are on your
way to Florida
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
today, which is fine clear but
rather cold day here, the ground drying very
farst ^fast^ so that the roads will soon be fine enough
unless snow or rain should unexpectedly
come.
The loss of the Cayuga County Bank is a hard
loss blow on G. B. T
Name: George Throop
Birth: 1793-04-12
Death: 1854-02-23
& his Trusted adherents, they
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believed they were sure till they heard of their
defeat beyond recovery; James Porter’s
Name: James Porter
Birth: 1787-04-18
Death: 1839-02-07
Register’s
fees Report is scarcly believed & erects great won-
dering that it is so small in amount, it is
said he has not reported his fees as clerk to the
Vice Chancellor Van Derpoel
Name: James Vanderpoel
Birth: 1787-01-10
Death: 1843-10-03
& that he ought
to be called to report those fees.
It is I believed that the Improvisions in this
County
Name: Cayuga County City:
County:
State: NY
Country: US
are equal 10 to each party, the Antimasons
gained Scipio
Name: City: Scipio
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
& Summer Hill
Name: City: Summerhill
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
& last Owasco
Name: City: Owasco
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
& Con-
quest
Name: City: Conquest
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Sempronius
Name: City: Sempronius
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
majority reduced to less that
^than^
30, though the average majority ^of Votes^ in the County
is said to have increased in fav of the Regency[ . ]
Reason:
The Regency here are outr ^a^ geous agt. The
C & Empire & agt.Root
Name: Erastus Root
Birth: 1773-03-16
Death: 1846-12-24Certainty: Possible
. P Bronson
Name: Parliament Bronson
Birth: 1792
Death: 1857-06-20Certainty: Possible
is
as vituperous as usual agt. Antimasons & ^has^ retired[ . ]
Reason:
& Clay
Name: Henry Clay
Birth: 1777-04-12
Death: 1852-06-29
convention or County meeting I believe
it is ^called^ for the 12th Int but I can’t learn that
much exertions are making to get members to
attend; it will probaby be small if not an
entire failure
yours respectfully
E. Miller
Wm H. Seward Esq
[left Margin]
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10Certainty: Possible
Elijah Miller
7th April 1832
Page 3

Name: Elijah Miller
Birth: 1772-04-11
Death: 1851-11-13
The gore between Galen
Name: City: Galen
County: Wayne County
State: NY
Country: US
& Wolcott
Name: City: Wolcott
County: Wayne
State: NY
Country: US
.
Lots No. 32 In the gore between Galen & Williamson
Name: City: Williamson
County: Wayne County
State: NY
Country: US
in Wayne County
Name: Wayne County City:
County:
State: NY
Country: US
‘’ 33 ‘’
‘’ 34 ‘’
‘’ 35 ‘’
‘’ 36 ‘’

‘’ 80 Junius
Name: City: Junius
County: Seneca
State: NY
Country: US
50 ‘’ S.W. Corner
‘’ 83 Dr. 50 ‘’ S.W. Corner
‘’ 61 Hector
Name: City: Hector, NY
County: Schuyler
State: NY
Country: US
100 ‘’ S.E. Corner
‘’ 10 Lysander
Name: City: Lysander
County: Onondaga
State: NY
Country: US
South part
‘’ 73 Aurelius
Name: City: Aurelius
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
‘’ 55 Sterling
Name: City: Sterling
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Auburn 7th April 1832
Dr Sir
Enclosed is a Dr of $100 & I wish you to
redeem the above described Lands sold for Taxes
& send me the Certificate of redemtion as soon
as you receive it, so that if there is any mistakes
I can have it rectified before the redemption day
5th May is past; the 50 as are No 83 business is I
believed redeemed see if it is so.
I see by the Washington papers this apporti-
onment Bill is not yet passed upon in the
H & Senate, so that you must have an extra
or a protracted Sessiss Session. by your Letter
I suppose that you & wife
Person
People
way to Florida
Place
rather cold day here, the ground drying very
farst ^fast^ so that the roads will soon be fine enough
unless snow or rain should unexpectedly
come.
The loss of the Cayuga County Bank is a hard
loss blow on G. B. T
Person
believed they were sure till they heard of their
defeat beyond recovery; James Porter’s
Person
fees Report is scarcly believed & erects great won-
dering that it is so small in amount, it is
said he has not reported his fees as clerk to the
Vice Chancellor Van Derpoel
Person
to be called to report those fees.
It is I believed that the Improvisions in this
County
Place
gained Scipio
Place
Place
Place
Place
Place
30, though the average majority ^of Votes^ in the County
is said to have increased in fav of the Regency[ . ]
Supplied
The Regency here are outr ^a^ geous agt. The
C & Empire & agt.Root
Person
Person
as vituperous as usual agt. Antimasons & ^has^ retired[ . ]
Supplied
& Clay
Person
it is ^called^ for the 12th Int but I can’t learn that
much exertions are making to get members to
attend; it will probaby be small if not an
entire failure
yours respectfully
E. Miller
Wm H. Seward Esq
[left Margin]
Person
7th April 1832
Unknown
Lands sold for Taxes, to be redeemed.Person
Place
Place
Lots No. 32 In the gore between Galen & Williamson
Place
in Wayne County
Place
‘’ 33 ‘’
‘’ 34 ‘’
‘’ 35 ‘’
‘’ 36 ‘’
Unknown
‘’ 39 Galen 100 acres S.E. Corner‘’ 80 Junius
Place
‘’ 83 Dr. 50 ‘’ S.W. Corner
‘’ 61 Hector
Place
‘’ 10 Lysander
Place
‘’ 73 Aurelius
Place
‘’ 55 Sterling
Place
date:
Saturday, April 7, 1832
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