Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1850
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Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1850
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Date:1850-07-28
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Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1850
action: sent
sender: Clarence Seward
Birth: 1828-10-07
Death: 1897-07-24
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: csh
revision: crb 2019-02-05
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Blatchford
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
AUBURN, N.Y.
Samuel Blatchford. Clarence A. Seward.
Auburn July 28, 1850.
My dear Uncle,
In compliance with the advice and request
of Aunt Frances
upon the propriety and expediency of my accompanying
Augustus
The concurring opinions of friends and my own
reason, both advise me, that an opportunity more favorable,
could not present itself, and inclination strongly urges its
improvement.
Experience has demonstrated the wisdom of acting
upon your advice, and I cannot even think of taking a step,
such as the one proposed, without asking the opinion of him
who ever has been my best adviser.
Augustus wishes me to accompany him and I have
every desire so to do, and I would not for a moment
hesitate, you consenting, were it not, that the sacrifice I
should be compelled to make, seems almost too great.
If I go I must resign, and I apprehend forever, the
position I now hold in the office. That position places
me in the eyes of the community, two or three years in
advance of these, whose entrance in the profession was contemporaneous
with my own, and if it is resigned, I am thrown back
to the level they occupy thence to endeavor to attain this very
eminence I now enjoy. I shall have to struggle alone to
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obtain a name, a reputation and support, and that, I am not
unwilling to do, But the uncertainty attendant upon these endeavors
contrasted with the certainty that due success must follow, causes
my hesitation. If the situation in Mr B's office is to be lost by my
going it seems to me that I had better remain. Will you please
give me your advice upon the subject, and I will be governed by it.
Ever affectionately
Your nephew
Clarence A. Seward
The Honorable
William H. Seward
W. S. Senator
Washington.
D.C.
Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07
& Seward,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
AUBURN, N.Y.
Samuel Blatchford. Clarence A. Seward.
Auburn July 28, 1850.
My dear Uncle,
In compliance with the advice and request
of Aunt Frances
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
I write to obtain from you, your
opinionupon the propriety and expediency of my accompanying
Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
to England.The concurring opinions of friends and my own
reason, both advise me, that an opportunity more favorable,
could not present itself, and inclination strongly urges its
improvement.
Experience has demonstrated the wisdom of acting
upon your advice, and I cannot even think of taking a step,
such as the one proposed, without asking the opinion of him
who ever has been my best adviser.
Augustus wishes me to accompany him and I have
every desire so to do, and I would not for a moment
hesitate, you consenting, were it not, that the sacrifice I
should be compelled to make, seems almost too great.
If I go I must resign, and I apprehend forever, the
position I now hold in the office. That position places
me in the eyes of the community, two or three years in
advance of these, whose entrance in the profession was contemporaneous
with my own, and if it is resigned, I am thrown back
to the level they occupy thence to endeavor to attain this very
eminence I now enjoy. I shall have to struggle alone to
obtain a name, a reputation and support, and that, I am not
unwilling to do, But the uncertainty attendant upon these endeavors
contrasted with the certainty that due success must follow, causes
my hesitation. If the situation in Mr B's office is to be lost by my
going it seems to me that I had better remain. Will you please
give me your advice upon the subject, and I will be governed by it.
Ever affectionately
Your nephew
Clarence A. Seward
The Honorable
William H. Seward
W. S. Senator
Washington.
D.C.