Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, October 31, 1839

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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, October 31, 1839
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1839-10-31

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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, October 31, 1839

action: sent

sender: George Seward
Birth: 1808-08-26  Death: 1888-12-07

location: Newburgh, NY

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

location: Albany, NY

transcription: atb 

revision: crb 2015-12-10

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New Burgh Oct 31 stt 1839
My Dear Sir,
I have stored at Crawford
Birth: 1788 Death: 1856-07-23
& Co dock
a firkin of Butter (104 to Gross 18 = 86lb at 20 cts)
which is to be shipped on board the Steam-
Boat Saratoga on Saturday morning next
directed to you,
We last evening heard of the melancholy
illness of Marcia
Birth: 1769-11-27 Death: 1844-12-11
, she was insensible and
continued to sink when the letter was written.
Father
Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
request you to write on the re-
ceip of this the latest information you
have, We are as well as usual -
Your Brother
GWSeward
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His Exellency
Wm H Seward
Albany
NEW BURGH
OCT 31
N.Y.
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Unknown
G.W. Seward
Oct 31 1839