Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 1, 1837
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 1, 1837
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1837-05-01
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 1, 1837
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
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 County
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: keh
revision: crb 2015-10-23
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Page 1
Auburn April May 1, 1837.
My dear Jennings,
Tomorrow morning Judge Miller
Name: Elijah Miller
Birth: 1772-04-11
Death: 1851-11-13
and myself
set out for Albany. The news from below is bluer than
ever – it is a deep blue black.
I hope to be able to relieve Rathbone
Name: Jared Rathbone
Birth: 1791-08-02
Death: 1845-05-13
from his torture.
I have this day drawn on Chautauqua Bank for five
hundred dollars, payable 20th May. Will you see that
the funds are there.
We go to Orange
Name: Orange County City:
County:
State: NY
Country: US
& Philadelphia
Name: City: Philadelphia
County:
State: PA
Country: US
. I shall mort-
gage all I am worth if need be to raise the $50,000
and then all will be well.
Pray expedite the abstracts & let me know when I
can have them.
I will write you from Albany
Name: City: Albany
County:
State: NY
Country: US
.
Faithfully
W.H.S.
Page 2
Benjamin J. Seward Esq
Chautauqua Law Office
Westfield.
AUBURN N.Y. MAY 2
Type: postmark
Auburn April May 1, 1837.
My dear Jennings,
Tomorrow morning Judge Miller
Person
set out for Albany. The news from below is bluer than
ever – it is a deep blue black.
I hope to be able to relieve Rathbone
Person
I have this day drawn on Chautauqua Bank for five
hundred dollars, payable 20th May. Will you see that
the funds are there.
We go to Orange
Place
Place
gage all I am worth if need be to raise the $50,000
and then all will be well.
Pray expedite the abstracts & let me know when I
can have them.
I will write you from Albany
Place
Faithfully
W.H.S.
Benjamin J. Seward Esq
Chautauqua Law Office
Westfield.
AUBURN N.Y. MAY 2
Stamp
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May 1, 1837date:
Monday, May 1, 1837
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