Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, July 2, 1838
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, July 2, 1838
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Date:1838-07-02
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, July 2, 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: ahf
revision: ekk 2015-11-18
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Page 1
Westfield 2 July. 1838
Dear Henry
We have taken about a thou-
sand dollars in the two last days of June
from a multitude of persons, for a little in-
terest each, great cry & little wool, a throng
of people, with trifling sums: but yet shivering
well, in that it is an earnest of payments an-
other day.
Our Y. Mens convention
Whig Young Men's Convention
is well over, Hincley
Name: John Hinckley
Birth: 1800
Death: 1859-03-06
[
,
]
Reason:
Hopkins
Name: Peter Hopkins
Birth: 1811-01
Death: 1888-02Certainty: Probable
of Dunkirk
Name: City: Dunkirk
County: Chautauqua County
State: NY
Country: US
& Ruggles
Name: Charles Ruggles
Birth: 1789-02-10
Death: 1865-06-16Certainty: Probable
of Fredonia
Name: City: Fredonia
County: Chautauqua County
State: NY
Country: US
will go
to Utica
Name: City: Utica
County: Oneida County
State: NY
Country: US
. Good feeling prevails [
unversally
]
Alternate Text: universally.
Hincley is charged with the duty of proclaiming
that Chautauqua
Name: Chautauqua County City:
County:
State: NY
Country: US
will go, whatever others may say
in a solid columns for any such Whig as shall be
fairly nominated. All will be well.
Smith
Name: Junius Smith
Birth: 1807-05-13
Death: 1864-07-29Certainty: Probable
attended this convention, got tipsy
& I took this occasion to tell him that I supposed
he would naturally wish to go home to see his
parents, (& he had leave at any time agreeable to
himself) he & that he had better resign & tell his
friends that he did not intend to return ‑ we
did not want him ‑ we wanted a surveyer,
, & this I did because of his [ unversal ]
Alternate Text: universal idle-
ness & worthlessness. He begs off, but I think
he must go. He will doubtless stay till you
come.
Gen Camp
Name: George Camp
Birth:
Death: Certainty: Probable
is to make a flourish on
the 4th in honor of "The W.H.S." I will
see that Weed
Name: Thurlow Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15
Death: 1882-11-22
has an account of it.
I have Weed & Rathbones
Name: Jared Rathbone
Birth: 1791-08-02
Death: 1845-05-13
letters, & will
personally see to the cases in which you
are concerned: & settle them up without fail.
We are in fine health, & are thankful[ . ]
Reason:
Your Grateful Brother
B. J. S.
Page 2
W. H. Seward Esq
Care Am Life Ins & Trust Co
New York City
Westfield N.Y. JUL 2
Type: postmark
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10Certainty: Probable
B. J. Seward
July 2, 1838.
Westfield 2 July. 1838
Dear Henry
We have taken about a thou-
sand dollars in the two last days of June
from a multitude of persons, for a little in-
terest each, great cry & little wool, a throng
of people, with trifling sums: but yet shivering
well, in that it is an earnest of payments an-
other day.
Our Y. Mens convention
Whig Young Men's ConventionEditorial Note
Person
Supplied
Hopkins
Person
Place
Person
Place
to Utica
Place
Alternate Text
Hincley is charged with the duty of proclaiming
that Chautauqua
Place
in a solid columns for any such Whig as shall be
fairly nominated. All will be well.
Smith
Person
& I took this occasion to tell him that I supposed
he would naturally wish to go home to see his
parents, (& he had leave at any time agreeable to
himself) he & that he had better resign & tell his
friends that he did not intend to return ‑ we
did not want him ‑ we wanted a surveyer,
, & this I did because of his [ unversal ]
Alternate Text
ness & worthlessness. He begs off, but I think
he must go. He will doubtless stay till you
come.
Gen Camp
Person
the 4th in honor of "The W.H.S." I will
see that Weed
Person
I have Weed & Rathbones
Person
personally see to the cases in which you
are concerned: & settle them up without fail.
We are in fine health, & are thankful[ . ]
Supplied
Your Grateful Brother
B. J. S.
W. H. Seward Esq
Care Am Life Ins & Trust Co
New York City
Westfield N.Y. JUL 2
Stamp
Person
July 2, 1838.
date:
Monday, July 2, 1838
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