Auburn 31^st March 1833
D^r. Sir
The weather is fine here tho' rather cold
the roads are dry or nearly so, and in ^a^ few
days will probably be more smooth so
that the travelling will be fine in a short
time, and I should advise you to take ad-
vantage of the good travelling so as to be
at home by the 15 th of April to be pre-
pared for the Circuit, as I understand from
Mr Beardslee that you ^have^ a number of Suits
to attend to, and that your clients expect
your services at Court, and I think it would
would be injustice towards them if their
causes are in any way neglected
With respect to your crossing the atlan-
tic in June next, my opinion is against it,
besides the loss of business[ , ] your situation
as Senator I think makes ^it^ your duty to
attend the Court of Errors as regards the
public & the Suites in that Court, and
I should suppose that as it relates to
yourself the opportunity of hearing
able Counsel discovering & examining
of important Law & Equity question
questions would be highly advantage-
ous to you in your profession...
But still if you th should think it
advisable ^or rather your duty^ to go with your Father W. Beards-
lee will attend to the business of the office
& with my assistance & advice do what
can be done under in your absence
The Banks are to receive subscriptions for
the Stocks of the Cay. Co Bank are to
be open on the 18^th 19^th & 20^th Apl. there
appears at present as if there would be
a Split ^interim^ Throop & Garrow & their Respective
friends, which of those two shall be the
president & where the Bank shall be
located in the Village; it is said that

John Porter is decidedly against Throop &
is talking & acting ag^t him, & is with
Garrow & his friends...
The Baptist Church People have sold
their Church Edifice of Capt Chase who
is a making a thorough repairs in
& about the Building & fixing of
it up in a superior Stile for the
Universalist, it will be compleated
by the 1^st of June, when the Rev^d
Mr Skinner of Utica is to come to
Auburn & dedicate it, to the great
annoyance the Prespe Presbiterians,
who are restrained from censering ^censuring^ of
the Baptist as loud & as openly
as they otherwise would (for selling
to the Universalist) was it not [ tha ]
it implicates E. Hills in who compelled
the Baptist to abandon their Cle plan
of Worship & to sell for what they
could get; Beardslee obtained the
Vice Chancellors order authorising
the Baptist to sell, & the Ba Trustees
have paid him in full of all demands
$100 Cash & $70 in a Note to apply on
payment for a Pew in their new
Church when built…
Amos Underwood & most of the new
Converts in the late protracted meetings
are backsliding & returning to their former
Causes…The family are all well and
will expect you all home by the 15^th whether
the Legislature should adju adjourn or
not adjourn
Yours respectfully
E. Miller
W^m H. Seward Esq.

N. B. Beardslee is to be married to
Maria Kellogg, but when not yet
known, this event not to change his
plan of residence of ^or^ change this hi his
present arrangement in business;
this ^(that is the non intended marriage)^ behavior must not be promulgated
or mentioned at present
E. M

Seward Esq.
ber of Senate
Albany hE. Miller
31 March 1833.