Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, August 29, 1867
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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, August 29, 1867
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1867-08-29
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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, August 29, 1867
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
transcription: obm
revision: crb 2016-10-11
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Auburn Aug 29/67
My dear Father
I have
been to Utica
Name: City: Utica
County: Oneida County
State: NY
Country: US
and had the
drawing of Iowa Lands as
proposed by Mr. Mattison
Name: A. L. Mattison
Birth: 1819
Death: Certainty: Possible
the
results is as follows
Webster Co
Name: City:
County: Webster
State: IA
Country: US
89500
Franklin
Name: City:
County: Frankling
State: IA
Country: US
“ 160,
Wright
Name: City:
County: Wright
State: IA
Country: US
“ 960
Hamilton
Name: City:
County: Hamilton
State: IA
Country: US
“ 2280.03
Grundy
Name: City:
County: Grundy
State: IA
Country: US
“ 219 67 4,514 71/
100 acres
The deeds have been prepared & Executed
and shall be forwarded to be recorded as
soon as I can copy them, I enclose
a release for you to execute and
return to Mr M at Utica
I enclose copy of Mr M’s letter to me
marked A. in which he sends the deeds &
release. In answer to this I have sent
him the information he desires and
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advised him that the Release
had been forwarded to you for Execution
I also send marked “B” correspondence
in reference exchange of the land
for Dry Goods in answer to this
I have advised Mr M that I thought
it would be well to leave what proposition
the party had to make but that we
should want to be pretty sure of the
sale of the goods even if the offer
for the land was satisfactory
I have opened on my Ledge our a/c
with Iowa Lands which I have audited
4,514 71/ 100 acres at $4, for a 18,058.54
& debit some of a/c paid to date 1809.68
But to audit of Iowa Lands 16,245.86
I paid Mr M Taxes re 785,17
Your Affectionate Son
Wm H. Seward Jr.
Page 3
Seward Jr
Auburn Aug 29/67
My dear Father
I have
been to Utica
Place
drawing of Iowa Lands as
proposed by Mr. Mattison
Person
results is as follows
Webster Co
Place
Franklin
Place
Wright
Place
Hamilton
Place
Grundy
Place
The deeds have been prepared & Executed
and shall be forwarded to be recorded as
soon as I can copy them, I enclose
a release for you to execute and
return to Mr M at Utica
I enclose copy of Mr M’s letter to me
marked A. in which he sends the deeds &
release. In answer to this I have sent
him the information he desires and
advised him that the Release
had been forwarded to you for Execution
I also send marked “B” correspondence
in reference exchange of the land
for Dry Goods in answer to this
I have advised Mr M that I thought
it would be well to leave what proposition
the party had to make but that we
should want to be pretty sure of the
sale of the goods even if the offer
for the land was satisfactory
I have opened on my Ledge our a/c
with Iowa Lands which I have audited
4,514 71/ 100 acres at $4, for a 18,058.54
& debit some of a/c paid to date 1809.68
But to audit of Iowa Lands 16,245.86
I paid Mr M Taxes re 785,17
Your Affectionate Son
Wm H. Seward Jr.
Unknown
WHSeward Jr
date:
Thursday, August 29, 1867
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