Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 21, 1835
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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 21, 1835
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1835-11-21
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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 21, 1835
action: sent
sender:
Samuel Seward
Person
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
Person
location:
New York NY
Place
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
transcription: mah
revision: crb 2015-10-06
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New York 21 Nov 1835
My dear Son
Imperious business calling
me to this City I have spent three
most unwholsome days & nights
almost under dross in the muck &
water of this busy place even thick
dark atmosphere and messer Clay
Name: Henry Clay
Birth: 1777-04-12
Death: 1852-06-29
of Hanover
Name: City: Hanover
County: Chautauqua County
State: NY
Country: US
scarcely equals it.
I write first to state that after
the severe indisposition and death
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1830-04
Death: 1835-11-22
in Polidores
Name: Edwin Seward
Birth: 1799-07-02
Death: 1872-04-25
family we have been
well except the cold I have taken
since my arrival here. Next
that our family put up a large Tea
Chest of nut for your little boys
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
.
I brought it to Newburgh
Name: City: Newburgh
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
and for-
warded it to the care of Water Ward Esq
at Albany
Name: City: Albany
County:
State: NY
Country: US
by the Baltimore
Name: City: Baltimore
County:
State: MD
Country: US
to be
by him sent to you. Which I hope
you will receive safe.
Page 2
I am anxious to write you another
subject of the Road and D B Wards suits
but for want of time and because
there are some pending and [ unsetted ]
Alternate Text: unsettled
points which at this moment are
doubtfull I shall omit writing till
a future day.
My sincere love and respects to all
to all our friends at Auburn
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
.
Your affectionate
Father Saml S Seward
W H Seward Esq
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
S.S.Seward
1835
New York 21 Nov 1835
My dear Son
Imperious business calling
me to this City I have spent three
most unwholsome days & nights
almost under dross in the muck &
water of this busy place even thick
dark atmosphere and messer Clay
Person
of Hanover
Place
I write first to state that after
the severe indisposition and death
Person
in Polidores
Person
well except the cold I have taken
since my arrival here. Next
that our family put up a large Tea
Chest of nut for your little boys
People
I brought it to Newburgh
Place
warded it to the care of Water Ward Esq
Unknown
at Albany
Place
Place
by him sent to you. Which I hope
you will receive safe.
I am anxious to write you another
subject of the Road and D B Wards suits
but for want of time and because
there are some pending and [ unsetted ]
Alternate Text
points which at this moment are
doubtfull I shall omit writing till
a future day.
My sincere love and respects to all
to all our friends at Auburn
Place
Your affectionate
Father Saml S Seward
W H Seward Esq
Person
1835
date:
Saturday, November 21, 1835
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