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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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
Person
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
Person
location:
Buffalo NY
Place
Name: City: Buffalo
County:
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
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
Name: Millard Fillmore
Birth: 1800-01-07
Death: 1874-03-08
is off in the South: [
missinations
]
Alternate Text: machinations it
is said with good effect – Mosely
Name: William Moseley
Birth: 1798-10-20
Death: 1873-11-19
told me
to day that things are working well all
about. The Bamber case is producing
some effect – a few ward meetings show
this – Jas G King
Name: James King
Birth: 1791-05-08
Death: 1853-10-03
– & suit are here – in
fine spirits. – I learn from Ruggles
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
Name: William Jay
Birth: 1789-06-16
Death: 1858-10-14
& S.
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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Buffalo 1 Nov. 1838
Dr H.
I have only time for a word.
Fillmore
Person
Alternate Text
is said with good effect – Mosely
Person
to day that things are working well all
about. The Bamber case is producing
some effect – a few ward meetings show
this – Jas G King
Person
fine spirits. – I learn from Ruggles
Person
the most favorable accounts are read
along the line of R.R. – King gives
me comfort in the assurance that Jay
Person
& S.
Person
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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Thursday, November 1, 1838
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