Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, October 19, 1837
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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, October 19, 1837
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Date:1837-10-19
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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, October 19, 1837
action: sent
sender: George Seward
Birth: 1808-08-26
Death: 1888-12-07
location: Mendham, NJ
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Westfield, NY
transcription: atb
revision: crb 2015-12-08
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Mendham Oct 19th 1837
My Dear Brother,
I have not written as
early as I expected when I left you
I have returned by New York Father
came with us as far as New Burgh
the day being blustering and cold I
was apprehensive that he might be
taken down as he had just risen from
a sick bed.
My little boy
better then I had supposed he ap-
pears now to be doing very well and
I hope that he will continue con-
valescent.
Since I returned we have had a pretty
serious time, Wills
and in some way which I cannot
describe to dirt earth to five or six
loads of a heavy clay kind fell from the
bank and completely covered him to
the depth of 16 inches his right thigh
was put of joint, his left thigh
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broken about six inches above the knee
a severe contusion just below the knee
a deep gash cut immediately under
bowels, an injury on the small of the back
He was taken out in a very few minutes
almost dead but is now and it is a
week to day is doing very well.
This accident will completely put
to rest all considerations about my
leaving this place this fall and perhaps
next spring with my thanks to you
for your kindness--
I hope I shall hear of you very soon
Excuse me for this short letter such
as it is and sincerely Your Brother
G W Seward
You see by the prints that the Whigs
have carried the state. I meant to
have written but this accident reformed
too happening just at the time prevented.
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William H Seward Esq
Westfield
Chataque Co
New York
MENDHAM
Type: postmark
OCT
23
N.J.
h
G.W. Seward
Oct 19, 1837.
Mendham Oct 19th 1837
My Dear Brother,
I have not written as
early as I expected when I left you
I have returned by New York Father
Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
came with us as far as New Burgh
the day being blustering and cold I
was apprehensive that he might be
taken down as he had just risen from
a sick bed.
My little boy
Birth: 1835-01-09 Death: 1926
I found bed muchbetter then I had supposed he ap-
pears now to be doing very well and
I hope that he will continue con-
valescent.
Since I returned we have had a pretty
serious time, Wills
Birth: 1796-11-20 Death: 1871-10-05
was in the quarryand in some way which I cannot
describe to dirt earth to five or six
loads of a heavy clay kind fell from the
bank and completely covered him to
the depth of 16 inches his right thigh
was put of joint, his left thigh
broken about six inches above the knee
a severe contusion just below the knee
a deep gash cut immediately under
bowels, an injury on the small of the back
He was taken out in a very few minutes
almost dead but is now and it is a
week to day is doing very well.
This accident will completely put
to rest all considerations about my
leaving this place this fall and perhaps
next spring with my thanks to you
for your kindness--
I hope I shall hear of you very soon
Excuse me for this short letter such
as it is and sincerely Your Brother
G W Seward
You see by the prints that the Whigs
have carried the state. I meant to
have written but this accident reformed
too happening just at the time prevented.
William H Seward Esq
Westfield
Chataque Co
New York
MENDHAM
Stamp
OCT
23
N.J.
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10William Seward
Oct 19, 1837.