Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, January 20, 1838
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, January 20, 1838
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, January 20, 1838
action: sent
sender:
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
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
New York NY
Place
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: dxt
revision: crb 2016-02-04
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Page 1
Chautauque Land Office
Westfield Jan 20, 1838
Dear Henry
Saturday eve’g has occurred
and you have now been absent four weeks.
We have received during this time
a torifle over thirteen thousand dollars.
No account of a protest having been
received from Phila
Name:
Birth:
Death:
, I presume the bill we
had from the Lumbermans of $2,124 91/100
must have been paid. I remitted a draft
for it to Mr Van Hall
Name: Peter Van Hall
Birth: 1799-12-23
Death:
on the 16th inst.
Neither has there appeared any
protest for the non payment of the Lumber-
mans bill on the U. S. Bank in Phil of
$4,232 due on the 11th inst – perhaps it
is too early to infer that none may
be expected. We are in funds, as you
recollect, to amount of nearly $400, the
balance of the first mentioned draft
which has not been claimed. The office
notes of the Lumbermans, were called
for & a delivery of them made, about
three weeks since.
Wonderful things are said about the
Page 2
Warren Bank about these days. The
office has been closed some 8 or 10 days;
since, which reports are continually coming
of collusions between Falconer
Name: Robert Falconer
Birth: 1780-12-22
Death: 1851-10-20
& Lowry
Name: Nathaniel Lowry
Birth: 1805-10-22
Death: 1852-02-23
– of threats
against Irvin
Name: Guy Irvine
Birth: 1792-12-15
Death: 1868-08-24
and Hall – of mobs & public meetings
of frauds and wrongs upon a large scale.
I have seen no one & heard little, which
can be said to be statements upon authority.
It has been however so often said that
Lowry & Irvin have paid off their debt to
the Bank by the transfer of wild lands
in Pen
Name: Pennsylvania City:
County:
State: PA
Country: US
, that I begin to suspect that it
must be true, and more especially so as
Lowry told you that he did not wire the
Bank a single penny.
This morning I received two litttle
printed hand bills: – one from Warren
Name: City: Warren
County: Warren County
State: PA
Country: US
stating that Bank has closed & the
signers had been chosen a committee
to investigate – who give the opinion that
the assets are sufficient without doubt to
indemnify the bill holders, who are advi-
sed to hold on to them.
The other representing that a meeting
had been held in Jamestown
Name: City: Jamestown
County: Chautauqua County
State: NY
Country: US
at which
disclosures had been were made of frauds
and depceptions & perjuries in connex-
ion with the affairs of the Bank – when
Page 3
it was resolved that a more extensive
meeting should be by a comtee
– H. Baker
Name: Henry Baker
Birth: 1797-12-09
Death: 1863-07-31
– S. A. Brown
Name: Samuel Brown
Birth: 1795-02-20
Death: 1863-06-07
–Waite
Name:
Birth:
Death:
&c &c
to be held this evening. Whatever tre transpires
you shall know.
It has occurred to me that the
transfer of the debt of this county to new
proprietors, might involve a less lib-
eral policy in regard to payments.
Almost every man who taken an
extension of 10 years, asks the ques-
tio[ n ]
Reason: hole whether payment will received
. nd all times: & so frequent
ted [ hve ]
Alternate Text: have been the inquiries,
th[ at ]
Reason: hole I fear that a change in this
respect would be the occasion of exten-
sive dissatisfaction.
My last letter mentioned the set-
tlement of nearly the whole of the cases
of ejectments – this is incorrect – about
half of them are settled.
Capt Tupper
Name:
Birth:
Death:
is no more his
remains were interred yesterday.
Our ladies all send love
to Frances: both she & yourself will
accept the kind regards of
Your grateful Brother
B. J. Seward
Page 4
W. H. Seward Esq
Care Am. Life & Trust Co
New York City.
WESTFIELD NY JAN 21
Type: postmark
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
B. J. Seward
Jan 20, 1838.
Chautauque Land Office
Westfield Jan 20, 1838
Dear Henry
Saturday eve’g has occurred
and you have now been absent four weeks.
We have received during this time
a torifle over thirteen thousand dollars.
No account of a protest having been
received from Phila
Person
had from the Lumbermans of $2,124 91/100
must have been paid. I remitted a draft
for it to Mr Van Hall
Person
Neither has there appeared any
protest for the non payment of the Lumber-
mans bill on the U. S. Bank in Phil of
$4,232 due on the 11th inst – perhaps it
is too early to infer that none may
be expected. We are in funds, as you
recollect, to amount of nearly $400, the
balance of the first mentioned draft
which has not been claimed. The office
notes of the Lumbermans, were called
for & a delivery of them made, about
three weeks since.
Wonderful things are said about the
Warren Bank about these days. The
office has been closed some 8 or 10 days;
since, which reports are continually coming
of collusions between Falconer
Person
Person
against Irvin
Person
of frauds and wrongs upon a large scale.
I have seen no one & heard little, which
can be said to be statements upon authority.
It has been however so often said that
Lowry & Irvin have paid off their debt to
the Bank by the transfer of wild lands
in Pen
Place
must be true, and more especially so as
Lowry told you that he did not wire the
Bank a single penny.
This morning I received two litttle
printed hand bills: – one from Warren
Place
stating that Bank has closed & the
signers had been chosen a committee
to investigate – who give the opinion that
the assets are sufficient without doubt to
indemnify the bill holders, who are advi-
sed to hold on to them.
The other representing that a meeting
had been held in Jamestown
Place
disclosures had been were made of frauds
and depceptions & perjuries in connex-
ion with the affairs of the Bank – when
it was resolved that a more extensive
meeting should be by a comtee
– H. Baker
Person
Person
Person
to be held this evening. Whatever tre transpires
you shall know.
It has occurred to me that the
transfer of the debt of this county to new
proprietors, might involve a less lib-
eral policy in regard to payments.
Almost every man who taken an
extension of 10 years, asks the ques-
tio[ n ]
Supplied
. nd all times: & so frequent
ted [ hve ]
Alternate Text
th[ at ]
Supplied
respect would be the occasion of exten-
sive dissatisfaction.
My last letter mentioned the set-
tlement of nearly the whole of the cases
of ejectments – this is incorrect – about
half of them are settled.
Capt Tupper
Person
remains were interred yesterday.
Our ladies all send love
to Frances: both she & yourself will
accept the kind regards of
Your grateful Brother
B. J. Seward
W. H. Seward Esq
Care Am. Life & Trust Co
New York City.
WESTFIELD NY JAN 21
Stamp
Person
Jan 20, 1838.
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