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Thomas Tyson Woodruff
Birth: 1781
Death: 1855
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Possibly found in 18320124BJS_WHS1. An alderman of Round Hill, NY who BJS wants the money WHS raises for him to be sent to. Considering that his son settled in Illinois, where BJS is at the writing of this letter, this would make sense. Thomas Tyson Woodruff (1781-1855) was a descendant of John Woodruff (1637-1691) and Sarah Ogden, founders of Elizabethtown, New Jersey. His father, Thomas Woodruff Jr. (1720-1805) was a coffin-maker during the Revolution. (Thomas Woodruff, Jr. (1720-1805), Carpenter and Coffin Maker Daybook. The New Jersey Historical Society, accessed 10/08/11.) Thomas T. Woodruff's son, Isaac Ogden Woodruff, (1813-1870), went west and settled in Quincy, Ill., where he was engaged in life insurance and banking. He was the mayor and treasurer of Quincy, and treasurer of the Quincy & Toledo Railroad. (Past and Present of the City of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois. By William Collins, 1905, pp. 458-463.)
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, January 24, 1832
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, February 1, 1832
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Possibly found in 18320124BJS_WHS1. An alderman of Round Hill, NY who BJS wants the money WHS raises for him to be sent to. Considering that his son settled in Illinois, where BJS is at the writing of this letter, this would make sense.
Thomas Tyson Woodruff (1781-1855) was a descendant of John Woodruff (1637-1691) and Sarah Ogden, founders of Elizabethtown, New Jersey. His father, Thomas Woodruff Jr. (1720-1805) was a coffin-maker during the Revolution. (Thomas Woodruff, Jr. (1720-1805), Carpenter and Coffin Maker Daybook. The New Jersey Historical Society, accessed 10/08/11.) Thomas T. Woodruff's son, Isaac Ogden Woodruff, (1813-1870), went west and settled in Quincy, Ill., where he was engaged in life insurance and banking. He was the mayor and treasurer of Quincy, and treasurer of the Quincy & Toledo Railroad. (Past and Present of the City of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois. By William Collins, 1905, pp. 458-463.)
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