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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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
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:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
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
Name: Chauncey Tucker
Birth: 1805-10-05
Death: 1874-04-25
& seek his influence in affecting
an arrangement with Lowry
Name: Nathaniel 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
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
. (sent to Delavan
Name: Edward Delavan
Birth: 1813-05-28
Death: 1896-04-28
) for 4 or $500 &
Hall's
Name: Josiah Hall
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
Name: Robert 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
Name: City: Erie
County: Erie County
State: PA
Country: US
(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
Name: Frances Seward
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.
Name: Peter Van Hall
Birth: 1799-12-23
Death:
this evening $3,600 and over.
Page 4
W.H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N.Y.
single
WESTFIELD NY FEB 15
Type: postmark
Feb 14. 1838.
Chautauque Land Office
Westfield Feb. 14. 1838
Dear Henry
You request me to call
on Tucker
Person
an arrangement with Lowry
Person
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
Place
Person
Hall's
Person
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
Person
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
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
Place
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
Person
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.
Person
this evening $3,600 and over.
W.H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N.Y.
single
WESTFIELD NY FEB 15
Stamp
Unknown
B. J. SewardFeb 14. 1838.
date:
Wednesday, February 14, 1838
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