Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, February 23, 1833
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Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, February 23, 1833
action: sent
sender: Elijah Miller
Birth: 1772-04-11
Death: 1851-11-13
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: keh
revision: crb 2016-03-17
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Auburn 23d Febry 1833
Dear Sir
We are all well, there ^is^ nothing extraordi-
nary by the way of news here, there ^is^ a great
Religious excitement in the Village occasion-
ed by two protracted meetings one at the
first Preba Presbe Presbeterian Church &
the other at the new Methodist Church.
The Methodist it is said have obtained the
most converts, among others twas Under-
Wood
& Abraham Smolk
& converted to be true & real Po pious
Christians under the Preaching at
the Methodist Church.
I have just received a Letter from
my frind Elisha Williams
always been a real friend to me and
done me a numerous favors, and
I should be really gratified if I could
myself & by my frends do something
to prote ^promote^ his interest & wishes, he has
as you know been unfortunate in
property concerns, that the most of
his remaining property lies in &
about Waterloo at which place he
and his family will pemanently re-
side after this Winter; the Bank which
has passed the Assembly for Waterloo
is will if finally a passed by the
Senate greatly promote his interest;
& ^it^ will probably pass the Senate by a
Party Vote, but it would be extremely
gratifying to his feelings & probably
be for his interest in other respects if
he some of his political fiends should
vote for its passage in the Senate;
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Seneca County perhaps is as justly intitled
to a Bank as most of the other Counties
that have or will obtain them, the only
objection that being the case is the
passing by Seneca Falls; a Bank at
Waterloo cannot injure Seneca Falls
except it would permanently be the
reason of no Bank ever being there,
which I should suppose would ^not^ be
the case; Seneca Falls in a political
point of view has no claims on the
opposition, having in all political
contests given a stronger Regency Vote
than Waterloo; the few fiends we have
at Seneca Falls cannot be injured by a
Bank being established at Waterloo; on
the whole the Bill having passed by
a great Majority in the house I should
think reason & propriety would in-
duce the Senators from 7th District
to give it their support. By what
I can learn a great majory of the People
in Seneca County is for Waterloo, and
that the location has as many of
our political fiends in favor of Waterloo
as Seneca Falls.
I have had some thoughts of coming
to Albany this Winter but have about
given it up as I do not like to be from
home in cold wheather, tho' my health
is perfectly good.
your affectionately
E. Miller
Wm H. Seward Esqr
h
E. Miller
23 Feb. 1833
Auburn 23d Febry 1833
Dear Sir
We are all well, there ^is^ nothing extraordi-
nary by the way of news here, there ^is^ a great
Religious excitement in the Village occasion-
ed by two protracted meetings one at the
first Preba Presbe Presbeterian Church &
the other at the new Methodist Church.
The Methodist it is said have obtained the
most converts, among others twas Under-
Wood
Birth: 1791-12-22 Death: 1846-06-23Certainty: Probable
Doct Humphy
Birth: 1785-05-17 Death: 1848-03-09
, T. McMasters
Birth: 1797 Death: 1880-09-24
, Unknown
Doct Bigalow
Birth: 1797-06-27 Death: 1850-07-06
, Charles Pomroy
Birth: 1808-03-08 Death: 1867-09-18
& Abraham Smolk
Birth: 1791-01-25 Death: 1891-07-12
have become comited& converted to be true & real Po pious
Christians under the Preaching at
the Methodist Church.
I have just received a Letter from
my frind Elisha Williams
Birth: 1772-08-18 Death: 1833-06-29
who hasalways been a real friend to me and
done me a numerous favors, and
I should be really gratified if I could
myself & by my frends do something
to prote ^promote^ his interest & wishes, he has
as you know been unfortunate in
property concerns, that the most of
his remaining property lies in &
about Waterloo at which place he
and his family will pemanently re-
side after this Winter; the Bank which
has passed the Assembly for Waterloo
is will if finally a passed by the
Senate greatly promote his interest;
& ^it^ will probably pass the Senate by a
Party Vote, but it would be extremely
gratifying to his feelings & probably
be for his interest in other respects if
he some of his political fiends should
vote for its passage in the Senate;
Seneca County perhaps is as justly intitled
to a Bank as most of the other Counties
that have or will obtain them, the only
objection that being the case is the
passing by Seneca Falls; a Bank at
Waterloo cannot injure Seneca Falls
except it would permanently be the
reason of no Bank ever being there,
which I should suppose would ^not^ be
the case; Seneca Falls in a political
point of view has no claims on the
opposition, having in all political
contests given a stronger Regency Vote
than Waterloo; the few fiends we have
at Seneca Falls cannot be injured by a
Bank being established at Waterloo; on
the whole the Bill having passed by
a great Majority in the house I should
think reason & propriety would in-
duce the Senators from 7th District
to give it their support. By what
I can learn a great majory of the People
in Seneca County is for Waterloo, and
that the location has as many of
our political fiends in favor of Waterloo
as Seneca Falls.
I have had some thoughts of coming
to Albany this Winter but have about
given it up as I do not like to be from
home in cold wheather, tho' my health
is perfectly good.
your affectionately
E. Miller
Wm H. Seward Esqr
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10William Seward
23 Feb. 1833