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Dr. Thomas M. Hunt was mentioned in William Seward Jr.'s letter to Frances Miller Seward of October 28, 1855 as having "dide on Friday," which is consistent with the death record that says Dr. Hunt died on October 26 (a Friday in 1855). There is no further mention of Dr. Hunt.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, October 28, 1855

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Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
Dr. Thomas M. Hunt was mentioned in William Seward Jr.'s letter to Frances Miller Seward of October 28, 1855 as having "dide on Friday," which is consistent with the death record that says Dr. Hunt died on October 26 (a Friday in 1855). There is no further mention of Dr. Hunt.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65435400/thomas-m-hunt#view-photo=137935836 **note that the gravestone itself has the correct death date, 1855, but the website incorrectly states 1887. This birth date was found with the age at death provided on the headstone.
Citation for Death Info:
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Source Citation Description Month: 10 Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Barber, Gertrude A., comp. Deaths taken from the "Brooklyn Eagle." Volumes 1-27. n.p.: n.p., 1963-66.Barber, Gertrude A., comp. Deaths taken from the New York Evening Post. Volumes 1-54. n.p.: n.p., 1933-47. Source Description This database is an index to deaths recorded in the "Brooklyn Eagle" and in the "New York Evening Post," two newspapers form New York in the United States. The extracts from the "Brooklyn Eagle" cover the years 1841to 1845 and 1850 to1890. The extracts from the "New York Evening Post" cover the years 1801-1890. The following pieces of information may be recorded for an entry: name of deceased, date of death, date record appeared in the newspaper, name of newspaper in which the individual appeared in, last residence, spouse's or other family members' names, name of cemetery where buried.