Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, February 14, 1838

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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, February 14, 1838
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Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1838-02-14

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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, February 14, 1838

action: sent

sender: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23  Death: 1841-02-24

location: Westfield, NY

receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16  Death: 1872-10-10

location: Auburn, NY

transcription: crb 

revision: crb 2015-11-11

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Chautauque Land Office
Westfield Feb. 14. 1838
Dear Henry
You request me to call
on Tucker
Birth: 1805-10-05 Death: 1874-04-25
& seek his influence in affecting
an arrangement with Lowry
Birth: 1805-10-22 Death: 1852-02-23
& the L. Bank
to secure their drafts. I suppose my
letters may not have reached ^you^ at the
time of writing & that by this time you
more fully understand our position. I
have Lowry's draft at sight on some one
in NY. (sent to Delavan
Birth: 1813-05-28 Death: 1896-04-28
) for 4 or $500 &
Hall's
Birth: 1784 Death: 1877-04-01
drafts on U.S. Bank - sight for $1,200-
which is paid, (& I expect it) added to funds
sent me by Lowry and will pay the draft
that fell due 11 Jan ($4.232.) & pay
half of the next draft- now protested
as I suppose, but not yet returned.
I am of opinion that Falconer
Birth: 1780-12-22 Death: 1851-10-20
& all
concerned are gratefully impressed with the
kind & manly manner in which they have
been treated by this office: hard things
are said of them by others & they feel
their fallen circumstances - & reputation
& good feeling is precious to them. To
preserve this with you, they are struggling
I do believe to do their uttermost.
The $1,200 above referred to was presented
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by Mr Falconer, who remarks that
in "the various matters which I have
had to transact with you, I have
experienced your liberality & forbear-
ance & I trust I have yet done
nothing to forfeit their contin-
uance."
The old gentleman was a few days
since in Erie (perhaps after this very
money) but finding no snow from
there to this place he returned home
by another route & I did not see
him.
I am hoping that things will
get on pretty well between us & the
Lumbermans, after all: at all event,
we are in funds for any thing
we hold & some 4 or $500 over
toward the next protested draft
and of all they owed us on the
1st Jan. is now paid.
We were hourly looking for
you until your last letter arrived
& thought you would of course
bring Frances
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
with you. This
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pleasure, we see little promise of
in the letter referred to: although it
^would^ still be exceedingly agreeable to us -
- come - as soon as you can get
ready — many things are hung up
to wait your arrival.
Yours as ever
B.J. Seward
The hour is late—I send Van H.
Birth: 1799-12-23

this evening $3,600 and over.
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W.H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N.Y.
single
WESTFIELD NY
FEB 15
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B. J. Seward
Feb 14. 1838.