Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, April 20, 1833

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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, April 20, 1833
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Distributor:Seward Family Papers Project

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1833-04-20

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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, April 20, 1833

action: sent

sender: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23  Death: 1841-02-24

location: New York, NY

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

location: Unknown
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transcription: cef 

revision: ekk 2015-09-25

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N.Y. 20 Apl.
Dear Brother
Your letters came - the one
inclosed was handed to Billy Kant, who
very kindly consented to undertake for
you.– I am very full of business, but
not so much so, that I shall fail to
get you many letters – good ones –
Henry Seward
Birth: 1793-04-15 Death: 1871-08-27
of Goshen has one of
your notes – (is to have. I have the money).
- Burr Wakeman
Certainty: Probable
has one - & I am in-
debted to John Steward
Birth: 1777-04-04 Death: 1854-12-19
for the amount
& more of that other - but he has not
yet agreed to take it– If it will be
a convenience to you I think I get
along without using it – let me know.
Augustus
Birth: 1820-05-18 Death: 1889-05-08
has gone to visit Aunt
Cornelia
Birth: 1805 Death: 1839-01-04
- poor girl she is wishing you
off as fast as possible – she expects to
meet mother
Birth: 1769-11-27 Death: 1844-12-11
here very soon thereafter.
You must come down a week before
starting to see the frends I have called
on for letters & to make the needful
enquires & get a few books &c, come
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to 54 Provost - Father
Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
will probably
be there–
Poor Dana
Birth: 1797 Death: 1884
is upon his last
legs - the Whig gasps - he has gone
or going to the country to get a reviving
breath – but all, I think will, not
save the paper.–
Write me – Love to Frances
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21

B.J. Seward
Hand Shiftx

William Seward

Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
B.J. Seward
20 Ap. 1833