Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, December 22, 1836
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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, December 22, 1836
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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, December 22, 1836
action: sent
sender:
Samuel Seward
Person
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
Person
location:
Florida NY
Place
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Westfield NY
Place
Name: City: Westfield
County: Chautauqua County
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: mah
revision: crb 2015-10-15
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Page 1
Florida 22 Dec 1836
My dear Wm Henry
Your kind and anxiously looked
for letter of the 11th Inst. has this moment
(9 oclock PM) come to hand. We have
now two mails a week which will
make a correspondence more inter=
esting. That Francis
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
and the Children
Children
Name: Cornelia Seward
Birth: 1836-08-25
Death: 1837-01-14
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
are in usual health. Your business going
on cheerfully and successfully to a speedy
Close, and that you are mindfull of
the unpleasant situation in which your
brother is plased are all matters of the great-
est consolation to us. That your brothers
brothers
Name: George Seward
Birth: 1808-08-26
Death: 1888-12-07
Name: Edwin Seward
Birth: 1799-07-02
Death: 1872-04-25
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
and sister
Name: Louisa Canfield
Birth: 1805-10-29
Death: 1839-01-04
(has Candfield
Name: Mahlon Canfield
Birth: 1798-11-26
Death: 1865-01-05
been at your
place) should neglect writing seems strange
I wrote you a long letter by TA Cummin
Name: Thomas Cummins
Birth: 1814-03-28
Death: 1885-03-24
who set out on his Journey
for the far west this Morning.
I believe I mentioned to you the smarting
settlement commensed with Ackerson
it is daily growing more angry &
I know not when it will end.
Through a brother
promised my rent should be [ pun- tually ]
Alternate Text: punctually paid first of Dec. I now find
that this Hycett
ing the fall produce beef Cattle Hogs &c
[ of ]
Alternate Text: off to market. When the rent was due
nothing could be paid. An Execution
was levied on his property. I gave notice
of first paying Rent. But rather than
sell the family out the mow of Hay
was set up I [ bot ]
Alternate Text: bought it at the amt of the
Execd the plff refused to sell further
I levied a landlords Warrant
Page 2
by this time Debts to the amount of two
hundred Dollars were sworn to &
Attachment issued Monell
employed got their set aside. Sold
the goods under Warrant which amounts
to 2/3 the rent. He then levied on the
rent of the property of Acker. Took from
him a Surrender of the farm and
orders me to drive my 4 Cows out of
12 & a yoak of Oxen put on the plow
home. I did so. The Smiths
Name: Anne Smith
Birth: 1801-08-15
Death:
Name: Ira Smith
Birth: 1780-12-27
Death: 1839-12-04
got a
Judgemen and Exec and levied on my
4 Cows. Ackers people ran away
with two of their Cows. Smiths Exect
pursued and [ brot ]
Alternate Text: brought them back. My
Bailiff pursued him and took them
by his Levy. The Collector came and
took one of them off for Taxes.
There are two personal Mortgages
filed in the office to to amt $230.
The sales came on againe on Saturday
and Monday next and when this
business will end I know not
I have given over the Whole Charge of
it to Monel, and left it to him to
conduct.
Mrs. Cummins
a female Class. Mary
Name: Mary Jayne
Birth: 1828
Death: 1905
is one of her
pupills. I think it is calculated to
improve the young ladies in Florida.
I have this day verbally bargined
away the Snook
hundred and Ten Acres for fifty five
Dollars per Acre $6050 to a very
Correct man and I think the bargin
will be consummated.
Page 3
Should I live till June I shall make
another effort to go West and if
Lands can be bought or money vested
to advantage of the family in your
Country something of this kind might
be done. February you are I
presume to be at Aubur
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
. If we [
coud
]
Alternate Text: could
get there how happy I should be.
EP
Name: Edwin Seward
Birth: 1799-07-02
Death: 1872-04-25
is perfect correct and strict in
his deportment. How Happy.
It is almost 11 OClock Mr Cummin
has spent the evening with us
Adieu my dear Henry
Saml S Seward
W H Seward Esq
N.B. In yours of Nov 11th Inst you say you
[ h ]
Reason: holeave deposited one hundred & fifty [
doll-
]
Reason: hole
ars in the Bank of Auburn to
your Check you gave me.
I recollect your asking & receiving
from me one hundred & fifty Dollars
for which you gave me your C[ heck ]
Reason: hole
(as I supposed) on the Bank of Newb[ urgh. ]
Reason: hole
At any rate I presented the Check and
drew the money for it. My impression
at the time was that you had funds in the
Bank. Might not be there at bank hours
would take the money of me & give your
Check which I could present in the
regular [ cours ]
Alternate Text: course of business.
Mama
Name: Mary Seward
Birth: 1769-11-27
Death: 1844-12-11
has received a letter from G
Name: George Seward
Birth: 1808-08-26
Death: 1888-12-07
he expresses great anxiety as to h
will fund. I expect the poor fellow
is drove almost to dispaire by those
bloodsuckers but it may be best for him
Page 4
The cold today is intense soon we
Steel and an appearance of a great
Snow Storm. The wind & high water
has done much damage on and
about the Docks at Newburgh
Name: City: Newburgh
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
and
New Windsor
Name: New Windsor, NY City: New Windsor
County:
State: NY
Country: US
.
Cannot you write a small book and pub-
lish it on the distribution of the surplus
revenue. The people wants lights. They
want waking up. But why should I trouble
myself about this with one foot in the Grave
To think to that V B
Name: Martin Van Buren
Birth: 1782-12-05
Death: 1862-07-24
is Elected President by
a less number of Votes than you Recd
tw[ o ]
Reason: hole [
y
]
Reason: holeears ago for Governor. Oh how
tifying, where were the Whigs if
had done their duty a Harison
Name: William Harrison
Birth: 1773-02-09
Death: 1841-04-04
Granger
Name: Francis Granger
Birth: 1792-12-01
Death: 1868-08-31
must have been elected
Hoffman
Name: Josiah Hoffman
Birth: 1766-04-14
Death: 1837-01-24
is in Congress. Clay
Name: Henry Clay
Birth: 1777-04-12
Death: 1852-06-29
it is
said will assist another Tour if our pow-
erfull men continue firm The office holders
must go down. They are now [ tremblins ]
Alternate Text: tremblings
Florida Dec 26
William H Seward Esq
Westfield, Chatauqua Co
State New York
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
S.S.Seward
Dec 26. 1836
Florida 22 Dec 1836
My dear Wm Henry
Your kind and anxiously looked
for letter of the 11th Inst. has this moment
(9 oclock PM) come to hand. We have
now two mails a week which will
make a correspondence more inter=
esting. That Francis
Person
People
People
are in usual health. Your business going
on cheerfully and successfully to a speedy
Close, and that you are mindfull of
the unpleasant situation in which your
brother is plased are all matters of the great-
est consolation to us. That your brothers
People
People
and sister
Person
Person
place) should neglect writing seems strange
I wrote you a long letter by TA Cummin
Person
for the far west this Morning.
I believe I mentioned to you the smarting
settlement commensed with Ackerson
Unknown
it is daily growing more angry &
I know not when it will end.
Through a brother
Unknown
of Akers WifeUnknown
I was promised my rent should be [ pun- tually ]
Alternate Text
that this Hycett
Unknown
was constantly remov-ing the fall produce beef Cattle Hogs &c
[ of ]
Alternate Text
nothing could be paid. An Execution
was levied on his property. I gave notice
of first paying Rent. But rather than
sell the family out the mow of Hay
was set up I [ bot ]
Alternate Text
Execd the plff refused to sell further
I levied a landlords Warrant
by this time Debts to the amount of two
hundred Dollars were sworn to &
Attachment issued Monell
Unknown
who I hademployed got their set aside. Sold
the goods under Warrant which amounts
to 2/3 the rent. He then levied on the
rent of the property of Acker. Took from
him a Surrender of the farm and
orders me to drive my 4 Cows out of
12 & a yoak of Oxen put on the plow
home. I did so. The Smiths
People
Judgemen and Exec and levied on my
4 Cows. Ackers people ran away
with two of their Cows. Smiths Exect
pursued and [ brot ]
Alternate Text
Bailiff pursued him and took them
by his Levy. The Collector came and
took one of them off for Taxes.
There are two personal Mortgages
filed in the office to to amt $230.
The sales came on againe on Saturday
and Monday next and when this
business will end I know not
I have given over the Whole Charge of
it to Monel, and left it to him to
conduct.
Mrs. Cummins
Unknown
has openeda female Class. Mary
Person
pupills. I think it is calculated to
improve the young ladies in Florida.
I have this day verbally bargined
away the Snook
Unknown
lot farm say onehundred and Ten Acres for fifty five
Dollars per Acre $6050 to a very
Correct man and I think the bargin
will be consummated.
Should I live till June I shall make
another effort to go West and if
Lands can be bought or money vested
to advantage of the family in your
Country something of this kind might
be done. February you are I
presume to be at Aubur
Place
Alternate Text
get there how happy I should be.
EP
Person
his deportment. How Happy.
It is almost 11 OClock Mr Cummin
has spent the evening with us
Adieu my dear Henry
Saml S Seward
W H Seward Esq
N.B. In yours of Nov 11th Inst you say you
[ h ]
Supplied
Supplied
ars in the Bank of Auburn to
your Check you gave me.
I recollect your asking & receiving
from me one hundred & fifty Dollars
for which you gave me your C[ heck ]
Supplied
(as I supposed) on the Bank of Newb[ urgh. ]
Supplied
At any rate I presented the Check and
drew the money for it. My impression
at the time was that you had funds in the
Bank. Might not be there at bank hours
would take the money of me & give your
Check which I could present in the
regular [ cours ]
Alternate Text
Mama
Person
Person
he expresses great anxiety as to h
will fund. I expect the poor fellow
is drove almost to dispaire by those
bloodsuckers but it may be best for him
The cold today is intense soon we
Steel and an appearance of a great
Snow Storm. The wind & high water
has done much damage on and
about the Docks at Newburgh
Place
New Windsor
Place
Cannot you write a small book and pub-
lish it on the distribution of the surplus
revenue. The people wants lights. They
want waking up. But why should I trouble
myself about this with one foot in the Grave
To think to that V B
Person
a less number of Votes than you Recd
tw[ o ]
Supplied
Supplied
tifying, where were the Whigs if
had done their duty a Harison
Person
Granger
Person
Hoffman
Person
Person
said will assist another Tour if our pow-
erfull men continue firm The office holders
must go down. They are now [ tremblins ]
Alternate Text
Florida Dec 26
William H Seward Esq
Westfield, Chatauqua Co
State New York
Person
Dec 26. 1836
date:
Thursday, December 22, 1836
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