Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, February 17, 1839

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, February 17, 1839
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1839-02-17

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, February 17, 1839

action: sent

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

location: Albany, NY

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

location: New York, NY

transcription: keh 

revision: crb 2016-02-09

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Albany Feb. 17, 1839.
My dear Jennings –
I received last evening your letter covering the $5000
draft – for which ^promptness in ^ accept thanks.
We are here in reasonable comfort – my labor dimin-
ishing a little.
There are some letters for you which I send – one from
Henry Smith
 Death: 1850-08-12
I opened.
Frances
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
received today your letter from Patterson. She is
too unwell to write in answer.
Write as fast as you can make progress
Kind & grateful regards to Mr Blatchford
Unknown
, W. H S.
B.J.Seward Esq.
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B. J. Seward Esq
Am. Life. Ins & Trust Co.
New York
ALBANY N.Y.
FEB 18
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Benjamin Seward

Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24
February 17, 1839