Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, November 1, 1838

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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, November 1, 1838

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Distributor:Seward Family Papers Project

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1838-11-01

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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, November 1, 1838

action: sent

sender: Benjamin Seward
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Person

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

location: Buffalo NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Buffalo County:   State:  NY Country:  US

receiver: William Seward
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Person

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

location: Unknown
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transcription: mec 

revision: ekk 2015-10-21

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Buffalo 1 Nov. 1838
Dr H.
I have only time for a word.
Fillmore
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Person

Name: Millard Fillmore Birth: 1800-01-07 Death: 1874-03-08
is off in the South: [ missinations ]
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Alternate Text

Alternate Text: machinations
it
is said with good effect – Mosely
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Person

Name: William Moseley Birth: 1798-10-20 Death: 1873-11-19
told me
to day that things are working well all
about. The Bamber
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People

Name: John Bamber Birth:  Death:  Name: James Bamber Birth:  Death: 
case is producing
some effect – a few ward meetings show
this – Jas G King
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Person

Name: James King Birth: 1791-05-08 Death: 1853-10-03
– & suit are here – in
fine spirits. – I learn from Ruggles
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Person

Name: Samuel Ruggles Birth: 1800-04-11 Death: 1881-08-28
that
the most favorable accounts are read
along the line of R.R. – King gives
me comfort in the assurance that Jay
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Person

Name: William Jay Birth: 1789-06-16 Death: 1858-10-14

& S.
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Person

Name: Gerrit Smith Birth: 1797-03-07 Death: 1874-12-28
will will not attempt to veer the
abolitionists off. Your answer they say
"is most felicitous–". this ^It^ is important
that they think so. Nothing could have
been more in accordance with my own
feelings – this is however unimportant.
I go this hour to a whig meeting.
My family groceries are purchased &
I am off tomorrow morning. The deeds
are hourly expected here.
Your grateful Brother
B.
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seward-pen
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
B.J. Seward
Nov. 1. 1838.
date: 
Thursday, November 1, 1838
year: