Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, January 20, 1845
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, January 20,
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Date:1845-01-20
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, January 20, 1845
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
location: Florida, NY
transcription: srr
revision: ekk 2016-03-09
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Auburn January 20th 1845.
My Dea Se Father,
By direct of Mr Seward w ^I^ send you a copy ^of Bates
Bill of Costs in the case of Seward vs Wood
As all the costs exc bills of costs in Chemung have been taxed they
will be recovered against the Defendants if you succeed in the
case before the Court of Error. These amount to $394.09.
The costs in the Supreme Court amounting to $ 37.88 we paid
were incurred by the commencement of a trial in that court
and by Bates & McKissock when I before Mr Seward ^I^ was consulted
and he ^before I^ advised to discretion that visit and file the bill in
Chemung which advice was adopted. Mr Seward direct us
to inform you that, These costs are greatly payable to Bate
& McKissock by you but cannot be recovered back again
from the Defendants in any event.
Bates & McKissock acknowledge that you have paid them
a counsel fee of fifty dollars, and they claim a partial
counsel fee of fifty dollars as you will see by their letter
to Mr Lewis ^me^ of which we ^I^ send you a copy. Mr Seward directs
us to pay that Couns Whatever you pay for counsel fees
cant be received back again for the Defendants.
The matter there stands there. Out of P
exclusive of your counsel fee
The whole Bill of costs & counsel fees ^Add counsel fee before paid^ is
Add counsel fee before paid
$549.55
50
______
50.00
_____
599.55
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of this amount you will recover back again from the Defend-
ants if you received four hundred sixty one dollars and
forty seven cents. Mr Seward directs us to pay fourth
that Although I think the charge of One Hundred dollars
counsel fees not absolutely unreasonable, yet I consider
the smallness of the amount in controversy and the very
large bill of taxed costs that the Bates & McKissock
have received ^and the fact that Mr Seward I direct, the unique bill in the case and advised the rent^ he I think that they ought to be ratified
with twenty five dollars a ^a further^ counsel fee of twenty five
dollars in addition to what they have received, and
we have to written to the we have ^ Mr Seward ^ ^ Mr Seward has I have^ written to them
they therefore will
to call on you for by Mr Lewis’s clients to call
on you or draw on you ^for receipt^ as follows for but,
Amount of their Bills, of costs & ^now received^ $549.55
Less 25.00
__________
$ 524.55
And on your paying them that we ^1524.55^ the papers will be
sent to us ^me^ and the whole visit will be in our ^my^ hands.
It is proper to say that the bills of Bates & McKissock
indeed for nearly all the costs which can occur in
the Court of Errors - Please advise us when
Very respectfully
your
you will please advise me without delay & when you ^the matter^ has
been aspected- I remain your affectionate son
William H Seward
h
Mr
Coleman
required semi-annual interest. I have negotiated to buy for you from Col Jacobs
a good bond and mortgage
the bond and mortgage in two or three weeks, I walked to the office today
with crutches and am doing quite well.
Dr[ aft ]
Reason: Letter of WH
Seward
To Samuel S Seward
Jany. 20. 1845.
Auburn January 20th 1845.
My Dea Se Father,
By direct of Mr Seward w ^I^ send you a copy ^of Bates
Birth: 1793-09-04 Death: 1869-03-25
& McKissock
Birth: 1790-04-17 Death: 1866-06-26
bill of cost^
of their
Bill of Costs in the case of Seward vs Wood
Birth: 1800-01-11 Death: 1859-08-18Certainty: Possible
and Wood.
As all the costs exc bills of costs in Chemung have been taxed they
will be recovered against the Defendants if you succeed in the
case before the Court of Error. These amount to $394.09.
The costs in the Supreme Court amounting to $ 37.88 we paid
were incurred by the commencement of a trial in that court
and by Bates & McKissock when I before Mr Seward ^I^ was consulted
and he ^before I^ advised to discretion that visit and file the bill in
Chemung which advice was adopted. Mr Seward direct us
to inform you that, These costs are greatly payable to Bate
& McKissock by you but cannot be recovered back again
from the Defendants in any event.
Bates & McKissock acknowledge that you have paid them
a counsel fee of fifty dollars, and they claim a partial
counsel fee of fifty dollars as you will see by their letter
to Mr Lewis ^me^ of which we ^I^ send you a copy. Mr Seward directs
us to pay that Couns Whatever you pay for counsel fees
cant be received back again for the Defendants.
The matter there stands there. Out of P
exclusive of your counsel fee
The whole Bill of costs & counsel fees ^Add counsel fee before paid^ is
Add counsel fee before paid
$549.55
50
______
50.00
_____
599.55
of this amount you will recover back again from the Defend-
ants if you received four hundred sixty one dollars and
forty seven cents. Mr Seward directs us to pay fourth
that Although I think the charge of One Hundred dollars
counsel fees not absolutely unreasonable, yet I consider
the smallness of the amount in controversy and the very
large bill of taxed costs that the Bates & McKissock
have received ^and the fact that Mr Seward I direct, the unique bill in the case and advised the rent^ he I think that they ought to be ratified
with twenty five dollars a ^a further^ counsel fee of twenty five
dollars in addition to what they have received, and
we have to written to the we have ^ Mr Seward ^ ^ Mr Seward has I have^ written to them
they therefore will
to call on you for by Mr Lewis’s clients to call
on you or draw on you ^for receipt^ as follows for but,
Amount of their Bills, of costs & ^now received^ $549.55
Less 25.00
__________
$ 524.55
And on your paying them that we ^1524.55^ the papers will be
sent to us ^me^ and the whole visit will be in our ^my^ hands.
It is proper to say that the bills of Bates & McKissock
indeed for nearly all the costs which can occur in
the Court of Errors - Please advise us when
Very respectfully
your
you will please advise me without delay & when you ^the matter^ has
been aspected- I remain your affectionate son
William H Seward
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07Samuel Blatchford
Unknown
has called on me and declined to take that loan, because I
required semi-annual interest. I have negotiated to buy for you from Col Jacobs
Birth: 1798-02-17 Death: 1853-09-30
a good bond and mortgage
The charging of property by a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt, on the condition that it shall be returned on the payment of the debt within a certain period • Convey property to a creditor as security on a loan •
of $1400 or $1500
- and shall be able to send you the bond and mortgage in two or three weeks, I walked to the office today
with crutches and am doing quite well.
Dr[ aft ]
Supplied
To Samuel S Seward
Jany. 20. 1845.