Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 5, 1838
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 5, 1838
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1838-10-05
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 5, 1838
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
location: Westfield, NY
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revision: ekk 2015-11-05
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Auburn Friday evening Oct 5 –
My dear J.
Here I am arrived at last. mMr P. J V H
New York. From J.D.
pose on Monday.
You must consult Messrs Hozletin
subject of the villainus articles in the Argus & act as they advise.
They wil ndo no harm out of Chautaque. They have fallen
harmless here and elsewhere in the state.
The news from Penns. is favorable as I believe – but I do
not understand it enough. My information ^from^ every quarter is propitius,
I saw people in Erie & Geneva enough to satisfy me that all is well
there & will be spite of the Argus.
Write to me just as if nothing I were to remain here.
The interrogations of Mr G Smith
consideration.
All well
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Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co.
AUBURN N.Y.OCT 5
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October 5. 1838
Auburn Friday evening Oct 5 –
My dear J.
Here I am arrived at last. mMr P. J V H
Birth: 1799-12-23
has gone toNew York. From J.D.
Birth: 1782-10-07 Death: 1858-08-08Certainty: Probable
there is not a word. I go to N.Y. I sup-pose on Monday.
You must consult Messrs Hozletin
Birth: 1793-06-10 Death: 1879-12-20
Plumb
Birth: 1802-06-09 Death: 1877-08-31
& Monroe
Birth: 1799-09-10 Death: 1870-09-07Certainty: Possible
on thesubject of the villainus articles in the Argus & act as they advise.
They wil ndo no harm out of Chautaque. They have fallen
harmless here and elsewhere in the state.
The news from Penns. is favorable as I believe – but I do
not understand it enough. My information ^from^ every quarter is propitius,
I saw people in Erie & Geneva enough to satisfy me that all is well
there & will be spite of the Argus.
Write to me just as if nothing I were to remain here.
The interrogations of Mr G Smith
Birth: 1797-03-07 Death: 1874-12-28
have come. And are underconsideration.
All well
Benjamin J. Seward Esq.
Westfield
Chautauqua Co.
AUBURN N.Y.OCT 5
Stamp
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Hand Shift
Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24