Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, September 20, 1837
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Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, September 20, 1837
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1837-09-20
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Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, September 20, 1837
action: sent
sender: Alvah Worden
Birth: 1797-03-06
Death: 1856-02-16
location: Canandaigua, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: New York, NY
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revision: ekk 2016-03-07
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Canandaigua Sep 20 1837
WH Seward
Dear Sir
I am just informed by some of your political
friends that I have been nominated a delegate to the
Senatorial Convention for the purpose of having you
nominated as a candidate for Senate[ . ]
Reason:
Do you stand this? let me hear from
You. You will be on the course in spite of the Devil
unless you have some good reason to say to the contrary
Let us hear from you
Yours Truly
Sibl e
MHS. Apparently, AHW was in the habit of signing his and his law partner’s name. Worden
All going to be great
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Hon W H Seward of Auburn
Now in New York
CANANDAIGUA NY
SEP 20
Type: postmark
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Alvah Worden
Sept 21, 1837
Canandaigua Sep 20 1837
WH Seward
Dear Sir
I am just informed by some of your political
friends that I have been nominated a delegate to the
Senatorial Convention for the purpose of having you
nominated as a candidate for Senate[ . ]
Supplied
Do you stand this? let me hear from
You. You will be on the course in spite of the Devil
unless you have some good reason to say to the contrary
Let us hear from you
Yours Truly
Sibl e
Editorial Note
All going to be great
Hon W H Seward of Auburn
Now in New York
CANANDAIGUA NY
SEP 20
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Hand Shift
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10William Seward
Sept 21, 1837