Letter from George MacCullough Grier to William Henry Seward, August 25, 1838
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Letter from George MacCullough Grier to William Henry Seward, August 25, 1838
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Date:1838-08-25
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Letter from George MacCullough Grier to William Henry Seward, August 25, 1838
action: sent
sender:
George Grier
Person
Name: George Grier
Birth: 1802-09-27
Death: 1878-12-20
Person
location:
Goshen NY
Place
Name: City: Goshen
County: Orange
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: keh
revision: crb 2016-02-04
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Goshen August 25th 1838
Dear Henry
Yesterday we held our County
convention to nominate delegates to the Utica
Name: City: Utica
County: Oneida County
State: NY
Country: US
convention, which resulted in the appointment
of Genrl Nathaniel Dubois
Name: Nathaniel Dubois
Birth: 1773-11-18
Death: 1848-05-10
of Newburgh
Name: City: Newburgh
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
, Joseph
Davis
Name: Joseph Davis
Birth: 1795-12-14
Death: 1865-09-27
of Minisink
Name: City: Minisink
County: Orange County
State: NY
Country: US
and James Swartwout
Name: City:
County:
State:
Country:
of Dearpark
Name: Deerpark City: Deerpark
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
, and also three Supernumaries as follows
Samuel Townsend
Name: Samuel Townsend
Birth: 1786
Death: 1850-10-05
John I Brooks
Name: John Brooks
Birth: 1774
Death: 1852-08-07
& Myself. We are all
called Seward men, and there is no mistake in that,
I R Van Duzer
Name: Isaac Van Duzer
Birth: 1802-05-08
Death: 1841-11-27
was one the Delegates from Goshen we had
a high time in making them. Sharp
men first and thought everything was right. We then
nominated ours, and when the vote was taken
Sharps men got 5 votes and ours got 30 AS Murray
Name: Ambrose Murray
Birth: 1807-11-27
Death: 1885-11-08
the Cashier of the Bank was so angry at the result that
he rubed his fist in my face. I have just had a long
conversation with the General he is now for this
matter all settled, he finds they are used up, but more
of this hereafter – If you want me to be at Utica
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you must write and let me know.
I would like to hear from you as soon as conven-
ient how the Matter appears at present.
It is surmised here that Bradish
Name: Luther Bradish
Birth: 1783-09-15
Death: 1863-08-30
& Granger
Name: Francis Granger
Birth: 1792-12-01
Death: 1868-08-31
will write to defeat your nomination that they
expect you will be the Strongest on the first ballat
We are all well
Yours Truly
Geo M Grier
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Geo M. Grier
Aug. 23, 1836
Goshen August 25th 1838
Dear Henry
Yesterday we held our County
convention to nominate delegates to the Utica
Place
convention, which resulted in the appointment
of Genrl Nathaniel Dubois
Person
Place
Person
Place
Place
of Dearpark
Place
Samuel Townsend
Person
Person
called Seward men, and there is no mistake in that,
I R Van Duzer
Person
a high time in making them. Sharp
Unknown
nominated threemen first and thought everything was right. We then
nominated ours, and when the vote was taken
Sharps men got 5 votes and ours got 30 AS Murray
Person
the Cashier of the Bank was so angry at the result that
he rubed his fist in my face. I have just had a long
conversation with the General he is now for this
matter all settled, he finds they are used up, but more
of this hereafter – If you want me to be at Utica
you must write and let me know.
I would like to hear from you as soon as conven-
ient how the Matter appears at present.
It is surmised here that Bradish
Person
Person
will write to defeat your nomination that they
expect you will be the Strongest on the first ballat
We are all well
Yours Truly
Geo M Grier
Person
Aug. 23, 1836
date:
Saturday, August 25, 1838
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