Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, January 30, 1838
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, January 30, 1838
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1838-01-30
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, January 30, 1838
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Florida, NY
receiver: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
location: Westfield, NY
transcription: kac
revision: crb 2015-11-11
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Florida Jan 30. 1838.
My dear Jennings-
We have been delayed by [ divers ]
Alternate Text: drivers
illness, not serious but vexatious, until we find ourselves
here at this late day. All tolerably well now.
Father
left us last summer. Mother
her arm remains almost useless and is sometimes
painful. Lockey
is convalescent. Our cousin Charles Tuthill
died of a rapid consumption
since.
We trust to reach Auburn next week-soon
after which I shall be with you.
I trust you are perfecting the papers-Write to
Auburn until you hear further from me.
All desire to be remembered
Affectionately your brother
W.H. Seward
B.J. Seward Esq.
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Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Land Office
Westfield
Chautauqua Co
N York
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Florida
Jary '31
h
Florida Jan 30. 1838.
My dear Jennings-
We have been delayed by [ divers ]
Alternate Text
illness, not serious but vexatious, until we find ourselves
here at this late day. All tolerably well now.
Father
Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
is in better health I think than when he left us last summer. Mother
Birth: 1769-11-27 Death: 1844-12-11
quite well except thather arm remains almost useless and is sometimes
painful. Lockey
Birth: 1805-07-15 Death: 1848-05-14
has had a serious illness butis convalescent. Our cousin Charles Tuthill
Birth: 1810-01-08 Death: 1838-01-04
died of a rapid consumption
The act of consuming by use, waste, dissipation, and decay;
destruction • The state of being wasted or diminished; waste; dimunition; loss • A gradual decay or dimunition of the body; especially the disease called
phthisis pulmonalis (pulmonary consumption), a disease seated in the lungs,
attended with a hectic fever, cough etc •
about ten dayssince.
We trust to reach Auburn next week-soon
after which I shall be with you.
I trust you are perfecting the papers-Write to
Auburn until you hear further from me.
All desire to be remembered
Affectionately your brother
W.H. Seward
B.J. Seward Esq.
Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Land Office
Westfield
Chautauqua Co
N York
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24Benjamin Seward
Jary '31
h
Unknown
January 30. 1838