Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, August 7, 1838
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Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, August 7, 1838
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Date:1838-08-07
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Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, August 7, 1838
action: sent
sender:
Alvah Worden
Person
Name: Alvah Worden
Birth: 1797-03-06
Death: 1856-02-16
Person
location:
Canandaigua NY
Place
Name: City: Canandaigua
County: Ontario
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Westfield NY
Place
Name: City: Westfield
County: Chautauqua County
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: mah
revision: crb 2016-02-04
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Page 1
Canand Aug 7 38
My Dear S
I recd a line from Woods
Name: City: Niagara Falls
County: Niagara County
State: NY
Country: US
. I presume
you must have seen him or have heard from him if not he says he is encouraged
at the prospects &c. I regret very much that Sibley
Name: Mark Sibley
Birth: 1796-11-06
Death: 1852-09-08
has not been at home
he can do a world of good in Niagara County
Name: Niagara County City:
County:
State: NY
Country: US
and I am anxious
to know how Boughton
Name: George Boughton
Birth: 1792-07-30
Death: 1866-04-28
and Spalding
Name: Lyman Spalding
Birth: 1800-02-28
Death: 1885-01-07
feel, that is how they will
act. G
Name: Francis Granger
Birth: 1792-12-01
Death: 1868-08-31
friends claim them to be in their interest
I wrote you at Buffalo
Name: City: Buffalo
County:
State: NY
Country: US
cautioning you about ma-
king a call on Tracy
Name: Albert Tracy
Birth: 1793-06-17
Death: 1859-09-12
if you have not got my letter you had better
obtain it on your return.
I have been counting strength in town for a day or two
and tonight have had a talk with Townsend
Name: John Townsend
Birth: 1783-06-14
Death: 1854-08-26
. I have long known
that in this Village Granger could not count upon any thing like
an united feeling of Whigs in his favor: and I am struck with
the fact that the Unity is mostly against him, I do not
know as you will get the proper idea which I intend to convey
but you may feel flattered by the reflection that at home in
your own neighborhood you are much the have nothing
like the opposition, free or latent, which exists against G
in his own ^immediate vicinity^ How to continue and give force to the fair
expression of this opinion I am at a loss to say or imagine
It is a matter which must engage our attention. I was
struck also with a remark of Townsends which accorded
with my own sentiments and thoughts. T said he had
thought of making this same remark to you on the State
of opinion & feeling here and was deterred from it for fear
you would think it was intended as flattery or as incorrect
in point of fact beside he said he thought it useless informa-
Page 2
And such as you could not act upon as it would not come
well from you, but I communicate it upon mature reflection
as something that may be turned to account. The little hostility
existing against you in Auburn
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
has been wonderfully magni-
fied by G friends, a pretty thorough scrutiny into neighborhood
feeling has been made and without scruple. If it should turn
out that the sensible reflecting, inteligent portion of the Whig
neighbors and friends of Mr G were opposed to him: it might
answer any unpleasant fact set afloat about the state of feel-
ing in another locality. Of course if any this suggestion
should be acted upon it would loose all point or force if
it should be known that I had any agency in it. Inside
I have most particular reasons for not desiring to quarrel
with anybody. I am also desirous that you should exactly
understand the feeling to which I allude, it is not so far as
I can have a hostile embittered feeling, rather a coldness, which
is consistent with personal respect and good will to Mr G. and
such as may exist in this community for years and yet work
no violent outbreak.
Sibley still remains very sick in NY
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
. and I
have strong apprehensions in regard to him
Yours Truly
AW
I am going to take L
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
& F
Name: Frances Chesebro
Birth: 1826-12-12
Death: 1909-08-21
to Avon
Name: City: Avon
County: Livingston
State: NY
Country: US
tomorrow or
next day.
Page 3
Hon William H Seward
Westfield
Chautauque Co
NY
Canandaigua N.Y. Aug 8
Type: postmark
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Alvah Worden
August 7. 1838.
Canand Aug 7 38
My Dear S
I recd a line from Woods
Unknown
yesterday dated at Niagara FallsPlace
you must have seen him or have heard from him if not he says he is encouraged
at the prospects &c. I regret very much that Sibley
Person
he can do a world of good in Niagara County
Place
to know how Boughton
Person
Person
act. G
Person
I wrote you at Buffalo
Place
king a call on Tracy
Person
obtain it on your return.
I have been counting strength in town for a day or two
and tonight have had a talk with Townsend
Person
that in this Village Granger could not count upon any thing like
an united feeling of Whigs in his favor: and I am struck with
the fact that the Unity is mostly against him, I do not
know as you will get the proper idea which I intend to convey
but you may feel flattered by the reflection that at home in
your own neighborhood you are much the have nothing
like the opposition, free or latent, which exists against G
in his own ^immediate vicinity^ How to continue and give force to the fair
expression of this opinion I am at a loss to say or imagine
It is a matter which must engage our attention. I was
struck also with a remark of Townsends which accorded
with my own sentiments and thoughts. T said he had
thought of making this same remark to you on the State
of opinion & feeling here and was deterred from it for fear
you would think it was intended as flattery or as incorrect
in point of fact beside he said he thought it useless informa-
And such as you could not act upon as it would not come
well from you, but I communicate it upon mature reflection
as something that may be turned to account. The little hostility
existing against you in Auburn
Place
fied by G friends, a pretty thorough scrutiny into neighborhood
feeling has been made and without scruple. If it should turn
out that the sensible reflecting, inteligent portion of the Whig
neighbors and friends of Mr G were opposed to him: it might
answer any unpleasant fact set afloat about the state of feel-
ing in another locality. Of course if any this suggestion
should be acted upon it would loose all point or force if
it should be known that I had any agency in it. Inside
I have most particular reasons for not desiring to quarrel
with anybody. I am also desirous that you should exactly
understand the feeling to which I allude, it is not so far as
I can have a hostile embittered feeling, rather a coldness, which
is consistent with personal respect and good will to Mr G. and
such as may exist in this community for years and yet work
no violent outbreak.
Sibley still remains very sick in NY
Place
have strong apprehensions in regard to him
Yours Truly
AW
I am going to take L
Person
Person
Place
next day.
Hon William H Seward
Westfield
Chautauque Co
NY
Canandaigua N.Y. Aug 8
Stamp
Person
August 7. 1838.
date:
Tuesday, August 7, 1838
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