Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, December 25, 1838
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, December 25, 1838
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1838-12-25
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, December 25, 1838
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Albany NY
Place
Name: City: Albany
County:
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Benjamin Seward
Person
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
Person
location:
Westfield NY
Place
Name: City: Westfield
County: Chautauqua County
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: ahf
revision: ekk 2015-10-28
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Page 1
Name: Samuel Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09
Death: 1893-07-07
Written by the hand of WHS's secretary
Albany Dec: 25. 1838
My dear J,
Stipulate with Mr McClurg
Name: James McClurg
Birth: 1785
Death: 1872-05-26
to give him possession
of his house the first of May or June if he wishes. Have your papers
in order, and hold yourself in readiness to come down and before antici-
-pated in January or the first of February. You are to lose your office,
and may be looking out for something better in a quiet way, and I
have no doubt I shall be able to contribute successfully. The long
and short of the whole matter is that John Duer
Name: John Duer
Birth: 1782-10-07
Death: 1858-08-08
's son
Name: William Duer
Birth: 1805-05-25
Death: 1879-08-25
is to be your suc-
-cessor, that the huge Bonds of the Chautauqua Proprietors are to be can-
-celled, the Bonds & Mortgages to be taken in payment of the same, and
what is left is to be relinquished to the owners. This deliverance you will
appreciate and be more grateful than I can be. Preserve it for the
present as a secret, known only to Weed
Name: Thurlow Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15
Death: 1882-11-22
, Bob Hunter
Name: Samuel Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09
Death: 1893-07-07
who writes this. A merry Christmas to you.
W. H. S.
P.S. Say to all friends who have written to me, that although I am
not able to answer their letters, they are all cared for as they deserve.
After the first of January, I will answer them personally.
Page 2
Name: Thurlow Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15
Death: 1882-11-22
Your Brother is oppressed with cares and responsibil-
ities, but will fulfil all our expectations. The Message
is a work of vast labor, and now occupies him
constantly. His position is one of vast inte[ rest ]
Reason: wax-seal
and solicitude.
The Westfield Festival was glorious. Henry ex-
claims, "Who could have written those toasts?"
I say "thou art the Man.[ " ]
Reason:
Weed
Page 3
Benjamin J. Seward Esq
Westfield
Chautauque Co:
(N.Y.)
Albany N.Y. DEC 25
Type: postmark
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24Certainty: Probable
December 25. 1838
Person
Written by the hand of WHS's secretaryEditorial Note
My dear J,
Stipulate with Mr McClurg
Person
of his house the first of May or June if he wishes. Have your papers
in order, and hold yourself in readiness to come down and before antici-
-pated in January or the first of February. You are to lose your office,
and may be looking out for something better in a quiet way, and I
have no doubt I shall be able to contribute successfully. The long
and short of the whole matter is that John Duer
Person
Person
-cessor, that the huge Bonds of the Chautauqua Proprietors are to be can-
-celled, the Bonds & Mortgages to be taken in payment of the same, and
what is left is to be relinquished to the owners. This deliverance you will
appreciate and be more grateful than I can be. Preserve it for the
present as a secret, known only to Weed
Person
Unknown
, and my Secre-
-taryPerson
W. H. S.
P.S. Say to all friends who have written to me, that although I am
not able to answer their letters, they are all cared for as they deserve.
After the first of January, I will answer them personally.
Person
ities, but will fulfil all our expectations. The Message
is a work of vast labor, and now occupies him
constantly. His position is one of vast inte[ rest ]
Supplied
and solicitude.
The Westfield Festival was glorious. Henry ex-
claims, "Who could have written those toasts?"
I say "thou art the Man.[ " ]
Supplied
Weed
Benjamin J. Seward Esq
Westfield
Chautauque Co:
(N.Y.)
Albany N.Y. DEC 25
Stamp
Person
date:
Tuesday, December 25, 1838
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