Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, August, 1853

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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, August, 1853
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1853-08

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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, August, 1853

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sender: George Seward
Birth: 1808-08-26  Death: 1888-12-07

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

location: Unknown
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transcription: les 

revision: crb 2019-02-28

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My Dear Brother
Mr Grier
Birth: 1802-09-27 Death: 1878-12-20
has just informed
me that he was about writing you, I
have been making inquires of him about
the sand for my building, my masons
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say
I shall want 100 loads, your bank near
the vault is the most convenient place for
me to get it, I do not like to take it
without your knowledge and consent,
Should you do me the favor I will
so try to manage it as to do no or
little damage to the land
I wish to begin to draw in a few
days and therefore request an answer
at your earliest convenience, I have
commenced to dig the cellar my
contracts for materials are all made
Carpenters and mason are engaged and
in a few days we should commence
the walls
We
x Birth: 1824-02-11  Death: 1895  Birth: 1835-01-09  Death: 1926  Birth: 1838-04-16  Death: 1916-02-22  Birth: 1840-11-08  Death: 1910-11-28  Birth: 1844-11-20  Death: 1917-01-29 
are all well as usual
We are sorry to hear Frances
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
health
is not good. We wish to be remembered to her
Affectionately your Brother
George W. Seward

[right Margin] P.S. Are any of your post for sale. old cedar fencing posts.