Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, December 7, 1837

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Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, December 7, 1837
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1837-12-07

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Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, December 7, 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: Westfield, NY

transcription: dxt 

revision: ekk 2016-03-07

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Canandaigua Dec 7. 1837
Dear S
With this you will receive a letter from Holley
Birth: 1802-11-10 Death: 1848-03-08
requesting your
aid in promoting his appointment to the Office of Clerk of the
house. Had he written It to go a head–you know Holley as well
as I do: he wants the Office on account of the perquisites: he will make
a better Clerk than any other man, if he is a mind to, and I think
he will take pride in discharging its duties – I am aware that
you cannot be conspicuous in canvassing for offices. and that it
is not prudent to show our own zeal for any particular individual
but look at Holley: he is poor, and wants this place for his daily
bread: I know all that can be said : Holley should be independent
his talents are sufficient but again you must look at him as he
is: he is too proud to beg. and to work he is ashamed: unless it be that
kind of work that suits him, at bottom he is high minded. Honora–
ble. and is a man of superior talents and acquirements – This
man I have seen bowed down by poverty: and looking with fearful
apprehension to his future fate & condition: and suffering horrors which
none but men of his temperament can feel – and although I
have sworn at him and about him on account of some of his
peculiarities yet nonetheless there is no man who I would rather
see in a comfortable situation than he: and I would that you
do for him all you can consistently – you can write to Miller
Birth: 1772-04-11 Death: 1851-11-13

& other members without committing yourself
What is to be done with Col Stone
Birth: 1792-04-20 Death: 1844-08-15
he must be read out
of the party All well:
Truly
Worden
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Hon Wm H Seward
Westfield
Chatauqua Co.
CANADAIGUA
NY
DEC 7
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William Seward

Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
Alvah Worden
Dec 7. 1837