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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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

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

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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

transcription: dxt 

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[ . ]
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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
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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
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William Seward

Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
Alvah Worden
Sept 21, 1837