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

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 15, 1838
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Distributor:Seward Family Papers Project

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1838-10-15

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

action: sent

sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16  Death: 1872-10-10

location: Albany, NY

receiver: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23  Death: 1841-02-24

location: Westfield, NY

transcription: mah 

revision: ekk 2015-11-11

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Albany, Monday.
The Jeffersonian and Wednesday will contain my expose
on Chautauqua. 4000 copies will be sent to you
and one must be sent by mail to every man whose
name is found on the books of the office.
Let it go into all our early papers.
It reacts here upon the Regency.
I go to New York tonight. The __A____
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Editorial Note

American Life and Trust Company
matter
is yet under advisement.
Pennsylvania lost as ought to have been expected[ . ]
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Supplied

Reason: 

New Jersey doubtful today, 40 votes either way
[ decde ]
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Alternate Text

Alternate Text: decide
it.
Our friends in this state are [ resigne ]
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Alternate Text

Alternate Text: resigned
and so
am I. I shall be at home in 4 or 5 days.
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Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua County.
N. York
Unknown
October 15. 1838