Letter from William Henry Seward to Elijah Miller, January 22, 1832

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Elijah Miller, January 22, 1832
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Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1832-01-22

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Elijah Miller, January 22, 1832

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

location: Albany, NY

receiver: Elijah Miller
Birth: 1772-04-11  Death: 1851-11-13

location: Auburn, NY

transcription: dxt 

revision: ekk 2015-09-17

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Albany January 22d 1832
My dear Sir,
Frances
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
though she is yet unable to write has passed the
crisis of her illness and is considerably improved since I last wrote.
She sits up considerably and has no recurrence of her former symp-
toms and requires only to acquire the strength which she has lost.
The children
x Birth: 1830-07-08  Death: 1915-04-25  Birth: 1826-10-01  Death: 1876-09-11 
are both well, we do not yet send Augustus to
school again.
It appears that by the casting vote of the Vice President the
question of Mr Van Buren
Birth: 1782-12-05 Death: 1862-07-24
’s nomination lies upon the table.
I did not suppose that the question was so doubtful.
You no doubt have been much amused with Webb
Birth: 1802-02-08 Death: 1884-06-07
[ ’ ]
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disclosing the secrets of the Regency. It has excited much sur –
prise here and the Regency are taking that course which
Noah
Birth: 1785-07-14 Death: 1851-05-22
and Webb seem to desire, attempting to exclude their paper
from the confidence of the party. I have pretty good reason
to know that if the letter were not written for publication,
its publication is not against the will of Webb. The effect
of it is principally still more to cheapen our little Governor
Birth: 1784-08-21 Death: 1874-11-01

who has become a byword with everybody but the Ar-
gus here and the few whom Webb in that respect names.
The opinion seems to prevail generally among our friends
that we should nominate Granger
Birth: 1792-12-01 Death: 1868-08-31
and Stevens
Birth: 1794-09-01 Death: 1854-09-11
and that
we should take the field early.
Yours truly
W.H.Seward
Elijah Miller Esq
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Elijah Miller Esq
Auburn.
Albany Jan 22
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