Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 9, 1845

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 9, 1845
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Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1845-06-09

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 9, 1845

action: sent

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

location: Auburn, NY

receiver: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01  Death: 1876-09-11

location: West Point, NY

transcription: smc 

revision: crb 2018-03-12

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My son Augustus H. Seward has permission to ask
a furlough to visit his parents at the close of the
Examination at the U.S. Military Academy.
William H. Seward
Auburn June 9th 1845
My dear Son. You dont tell us what your Tailors bill will be,
so I cant send a draft. But you may present this also to my friends
Coleman
Birth: 1805-02-06 Death: 1881-11-02
& Stetson
Birth: 1810-04-01 Death: 1888-03-29
of the Astor House, and make a draft on me for
what money you need. I wish you to go up to Florida by the N.Y. &
Erie Rail Road and pay a short visit to your Grandfather
Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
, say one
or two days– Go to Goshen & call at G. M. Grier
Birth: 1802-09-27 Death: 1878-12-20
& you will find a
way to Florida. Do not omit to see the Weeds
x Birth: 1797  Death: 1858-07-03  Birth: 1797-11-15  Death: 1882-11-22 
as you come up.
W H Seward
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Augustus H. Seward,
U.S. Military Academy
West Point, N. York
AUBURN N.Y. JUNE 9
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