Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 17, 1831

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 17, 1831
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Date:1831-01-17

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 17, 1831

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

location: Albany, NY

receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24  Death: 1865-06-21

location: Auburn, NY

transcription: mep 

revision: ekk 2015-09-09

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Page 1

Albany, Jan’y 17th Monday.
I ought not to forget to inform you
about our debate in the Senate today.
I called for the consideration of my resolution.
The Regency men betrayed warmth & agitation[ . ]
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Every device was resorted to defeat it without
encountering danger in public estimation.
G.
Birth: 1793-04-12 Death: 1854-02-23Certainty: Probable
read me a lecture which I ^returned my^ thanksed him
for and promised to be a good pupil. Something
of the debate is in Weeds
Birth: 1797-11-15 Death: 1882-11-22
paper this afternoon.
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I said but little, very conscious of a con-
siderable trembling of the knees.
The Party” voted us down by the united
vote of Regency against Anti masonry. I
feel much releived by having surmounted
the difficulty of making a debut. I can
henceforth speak without fear, if occasion
requires me to say anything.