Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, February 17, 1839
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, February 17, 1839
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1839-02-17
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, February 17, 1839
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:
New York NY
Place
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: keh
revision: crb 2016-02-09
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Albany Feb. 17, 1839.
My dear Jennings –
I received last evening your letter covering the $5000
draft – for which ^promptness in ^ accept thanks.
We are here in reasonable comfort – my labor dimin-
ishing a little.
There are some letters for you which I send – one from
Henry Smith
Name: Henry Smith
Birth: 1797
Death: 1850
I opened.
Frances
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
received today your letter from Patterson
Name: City: Paterson
County: Passaic County
State: NJ
Country: US
. She is
too unwell to write in answer.
Write as fast as you can make progress
Kind & grateful regards to Mr Blatchford
B.J.Seward Esq.
Page 2
B. J. Seward Esq
Am. Life. Ins & Trust Co.
New York
ALBANY N.Y. FEB 18
Type: postmark
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
February 17, 1839
Albany Feb. 17, 1839.
My dear Jennings –
I received last evening your letter covering the $5000
draft – for which ^promptness in ^ accept thanks.
We are here in reasonable comfort – my labor dimin-
ishing a little.
There are some letters for you which I send – one from
Henry Smith
Person
Frances
Person
Place
too unwell to write in answer.
Write as fast as you can make progress
Kind & grateful regards to Mr Blatchford
Unknown
, W. H S.B.J.Seward Esq.
B. J. Seward Esq
Am. Life. Ins & Trust Co.
New York
ALBANY N.Y. FEB 18
Stamp
Person
date:
Sunday, February 17, 1839
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