Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, April 18, 1838
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, April 18, 1838
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Date:1838-04-18
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, April 18, 1838
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: New York, NY
receiver: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
location: Westfield, NY
transcription: sgl
revision: ekk 2015-11-23
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New York April 18th 1838.
My dear Jennings,
After a weeks delay at Albany in attention
to the affairs interests and concerns of our political friends
I am at length here, and have commenced labor prepera-
tory to the consummation of my business here. How long
it will take I know not but, I hope to make it
as brief as perseverence and attention will permit.
Your favor of the 11th is here, I do not know
that I can give you any important aid or advice
only to save all apperance of harshness, as my friends
are now entirely confident that their past pressure
in my behalf will be made the policy of the party.
I wish you to write to Brown
to see him and have him come to the office, and write a letter
to Thurlow Weed
Please attend to this matter without delay, and with
delicacy.
Yours faithfully
W.H.S.
Please tell Mr. Haight
will make an application to the S NY & Erie
Railroad Co. in his behalf.
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Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua County
NEW YORK
APL 18
Type: postmark
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April 18, 1838
New York April 18th 1838.
My dear Jennings,
After a weeks delay at Albany in attention
to the affairs interests and concerns of our political friends
I am at length here, and have commenced labor prepera-
tory to the consummation of my business here. How long
it will take I know not but, I hope to make it
as brief as perseverence and attention will permit.
Your favor of the 11th is here, I do not know
that I can give you any important aid or advice
only to save all apperance of harshness, as my friends
are now entirely confident that their past pressure
in my behalf will be made the policy of the party.
I wish you to write to Brown
Unknown
in Mina or cause Walker
Birth: 1802Certainty: Probable
to see him and have him come to the office, and write a letter
to Thurlow Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15 Death: 1882-11-22
asking if the land can be had again. Please attend to this matter without delay, and with
delicacy.
Yours faithfully
W.H.S.
Please tell Mr. Haight
Birth: 1799-11-28 Death: 1866-02-23
that I have his letter & will make an application to the S NY & Erie
Railroad Co. in his behalf.
Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua County
NEW YORK
APL 18
Stamp
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Hand Shift
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10