Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, May 15, 1838

  • Posted on: 10 March 2016
  • By: admin
xml: 
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, May 15, 1838
x

transcriber

Transcriber:spp:mec

student editor

Transcriber:spp:sss

Distributor:Seward Family Papers Project

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1838-05-15

In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to person elements in the project's persons.xml authority file. In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "pla" point to place elements in the project's places.xml authority file. In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to person elements in the project's staff.xml authority file. In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to person elements in the project's bibl.xml authority file. verical-align: super; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration: line-through; color: red;

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, May 15, 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: New York, NY

transcription: mec 

revision: ekk 2015-11-11

<>
Page 1

Chautauque Land Office
Westfield May 15, 1838.
Dear Henry
By the within transcript from our
trial-balance, you will percieve that our
entries prove each other. By a little ad-
dition & subtraction of sundry items, you
will be able to see how much cash
we have taken & where it has gone;
what proportion of it was on Bonds & M.
& what on other accounts . Also how
much we are selling of wild land &
what amount of articles are turned
into B & M. And it is small!
But it gives us the better opportunity to
examine – post up – map – file away
&c &c – of which we have yet much to
do – more I fear than will soon be
completed.
Your grateful Brother
B. J. Seward
Page 2

Balance Sheet Chautauque Land Office.
Accounts. Dr. March 20, 1838 Cr. March 20, 1838 Dr. April 30, 1838 Cr. April 30, 1838 Cash 4,311.16 5,258.59 William H. Seward 1,580.53 1,581.78 George Humphreys
Birth: 1814-03-15 Death: 1885-06-09
26.36 1, " " Office Expense 9,863.15 10,018.89 Profit & Loss 2,981.46 2,976.46 Foreign Expenses 1,549.57 1,550.57 Lumbermens Bank 4,687.18 4,687.18 Bills Receivable 404.97 1,004.27 Bonds & Mortgages (Prim) 575,490.99 585,913.04 Chautauque Co. Bank 160.13 175.99 Henry C. Smith
 Death: 1850-08-12
66.45 91.83 Austin Smith
Birth: 1804-03-16 Death: 1904-10-24
5.00 20.00 County Orders 1,451.89 1,457.39 Articles in life (Prime) 115,140.91 138,501.79 Unsold Land (Valued) 218,832.11 216,486.13 Agents Salary 8,750.00 8,750.00 Tax a/c 1,930.62 1,961.28 George W. Tew
Birth: 1804-04 Death: 1875-11-27
1,478.80 1,478.80 Hiram A. Haight
Unknown
37.57 65.43 Interest a/c (Discounts) 272.23 274.04 Lowry
Birth: 1805-10-22 Death: 1852-02-23
& Irvine
Birth: 1792-12-15 Death: 1868-08-24
4,432.00 4,432.00 Deposite a/c 1,366.31 1,641.34 General Land Office 495,345.61 494,332.15 Truman E. Lewis
Birth: 1784-11-05 Death: 1865-09-15
65.54 " " " " William W. Peacock
Birth: 1780-02-22 Death: 1877-02-21Certainty: Possible
1.41 " " " " Chautauque Land Co. 447,190.61 447, 190.61 948,711.28 948,711.28 Commissioner's fees .85 Steamer 500.00 Bills Payable 500.00 Bond Interest 959.32 Article Interest 22.73 General Interest 2,776.10 952,304.28 952,304.28
Page 3

Submitted May 15, 1838 to W.H.S. by B.J.S.
$1,000 in Branch Bank Erie –
Settled –
Lowry & Irvine's Cr. out– no settlement of Balance ^yet effected.^
Plum's Notes – $500
Showing $10,500 – turned with B & M. above the payments on ^the same line^
Check of $330 sent me for collection
Paid by bills of cost.
Diminished some $7,000 (Interests not included)
Cr " $2,400 only,
His Bill is over $2000 – $ is too much.
Since settled –
On Lumbermans Bank a/c –
We have paid them over $1,000
Offset to Capital invested.
For the Steamer
Recd so much Inst
x

Inst

Abbreviation of instant with reference to time • Abbreviation for instante mense, meaning a date of the current month •
on B&M.. – between times Mention ^ed^
Only on articles not changed – if charged, payments ^are called advance^
Interests merged with principal in Bonds & M. taken.
Page 4

Wm H. Seward Esq
Care Am Life In. Trust Co
New York
WESTFIELD NY
MAY 18
x

Stamp

Type: postmark

PAID
Hand Shiftx

William Seward

Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
B.J. Seward
May 15, 1838.