Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, January 18, 1838
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, January 18, 1838
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1838-01-18
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, January 18, 1838
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Philadelphia, PA
receiver: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
location: Westfield, NY
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revision: crb 2015-11-10
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Philada Jan. 18.
My dear J.
Between us, my arrangement is consummated for
the whole money payable as soon as the papers can
be made out. So you will please make out a state-
ment like that of the 1st May last, of the whole estate
Supp[ os ]
Reason: ing you can perfect it by 20th Feb. Make it out per-
fect as of that day. I will advise you when and where
to send it to me. Make it so that it can be put into
two books. One to contain ^statements of^ Bonds & Mortgages, the
other the contracts reverted & unsold lands.
Let them be neatly prepared. If you cannot get
it completed by 20thFeb, then bring it down to 1st March.
Also an account with ^of^ Chautauqua Office with General
land Office.
The Ohio certificate of the Lumbermans
Bank was paid & I have drawn $600, of it, you
need not draw for balance.
The $4000 draft was protested. Will you advise
Mr Falconer
them to inform me what arrangements they have
made or can ^expect^ make.
Fred
a sore throat, but we all leave for New York to-
night.
In haste yours alway
W.H.S.
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Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co
NYork.
PHILADELHPIA PA JAN 18
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January 18, 1838
Philada Jan. 18.
My dear J.
Between us, my arrangement is consummated for
the whole money payable as soon as the papers can
be made out. So you will please make out a state-
ment like that of the 1st May last, of the whole estate
Supp[ os ]
Supplied
fect as of that day. I will advise you when and where
to send it to me. Make it so that it can be put into
two books. One to contain ^statements of^ Bonds & Mortgages, the
other the contracts reverted & unsold lands.
Let them be neatly prepared. If you cannot get
it completed by 20thFeb, then bring it down to 1st March.
Also an account with ^of^ Chautauqua Office with General
land Office.
The Ohio certificate of the Lumbermans
Bank was paid & I have drawn $600, of it, you
need not draw for balance.
The $4000 draft was protested. Will you advise
Mr Falconer
Birth: 1780-12-22 Death: 1851-10-20
& Mr Lowry
Birth: 1805-10-22 Death: 1852-02-23
& respectfully requestthem to inform me what arrangements they have
made or can ^expect^ make.
Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
has been shut up three days. Fan
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
hasa sore throat, but we all leave for New York to-
night.
In haste yours alway
W.H.S.
Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co
NYork.
PHILADELHPIA PA JAN 18
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Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24