Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 22, 1838

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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 22, 1838
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Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1838-10-22

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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 22, 1838

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sender: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23  Death: 1841-02-24

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

location: Albany, NY

transcription: msr 

revision: obm 2017-04-03

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W—d 22 Oct. 1838
Dr H.
The “expose” has come-all are
delighted with it-it is just the thing. Every
where it inspires new confidence in our friends.
Hincly
Birth: 1800 Death: 1859-03-06
sat down at once & read it all over to Eason
Birth: 1771-04-03 Death: 1853-04-08
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he grunted-& said the mortgages had been away-for
Haight
Birth: 1799-11-28 Death: 1866-02-23
told him so & intimated
Inmost; inward • Near; close • Close in friendship or acquaintance • One to whom the thoughts of another are shared without reserve • To share together • To hint; to suggest obscurely; to give slight notice of •
that a contersuite
was or would be prepared to that effect. On the
whole, I am of opinion that the whole thing will be
worth 1000 votes to Whigs in the state.
Mullet
Birth: 1784-10-17 Death: 1858-09-10
read me a capitol article in reply
to the Sentinel. A copy of it & a copy of a
review of the Tory Convention address by Ruggles
Birth: 1783-06 Death: 1837-12-19

cutting as a gross [ sythe ]
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Alternate Text

Alternate Text: scythe
, will be sent you-per-
haps by the next mail, arrangements [ were ]
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Supplied

Reason: hole

made for sending 2000 of each of those
the “Expose”, over the county.
Our friends are recovering from the shock recd
last week-we shall do well, yet.
Yours as ever
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W H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N.Y.
WESTFIELD
OCT 23
N.Y.
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William Seward

Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
B.J. Seward
October 22. 1838.