Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, December 8, 1839
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, December 8, 1839
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Date:1839-12-08
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, December 8, 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:
Westfield NY
Place
Name: City: Westfield
County: Chautauqua County
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: dxt
revision: ekk 2016-02-02
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Albany December 8th 1839
My dear Jennings,
Mr Maxwell
he proposes to make with Mr Van Ness
Name:
Birth:
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It seems to me to be one which
it is desirable to make - I think you had better write a statement of the
affair with proper explanation of its bearing send it to me for my approval
I will communicate it to Mr Robinson
Name: Richard Blatchford
Birth: 1798-04-28
Death: 1875-09-04
and try and get it accomplished. If Mr Van Ness would give some Col-
lateral security or make a payment of $700, 800 or 1000. it would be
easy to accomplish it. Yours truly,
W.H. Seward.
B.J. Seward Esq.
Page 2
Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co.
ALBANY N.Y. DEC 9
Type: postmark
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
December 8. 1839
Albany December 8th 1839
My dear Jennings,
Mr Maxwell
Unknown
has called upon me to state the agreementhe proposes to make with Mr Van Ness
Person
it is desirable to make - I think you had better write a statement of the
affair with proper explanation of its bearing send it to me for my approval
I will communicate it to Mr Robinson
Unknown
through our friend Mr BlatchfordPerson
and try and get it accomplished. If Mr Van Ness would give some Col-
lateral security or make a payment of $700, 800 or 1000. it would be
easy to accomplish it. Yours truly,
W.H. Seward.
B.J. Seward Esq.
Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co.
ALBANY N.Y. DEC 9
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Sunday, December 8, 1839
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