Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 25, 1838
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 25,
1838
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1838-10-25
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 25, 1838
action: sent
sender: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
location: Westfield, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: sgl
revision: ekk 2015-11-11
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25 Oct.
Dr H.
Prior to the recipt of your Expose
the Whig Com of Jameston had formally requested
Hazeltine
tion man, & Jud Crane
None but Hazeltine came – after consultation he
concluded to examine, in presence of Dixon, Smith
Reason:
Rumsey
Cass declined to be present. He looked over the
contracts between the Prop & the Trust Co.. The
land legers, the mortgars &c &c, asked ques-
tions abut modes of entries, &c &c, & called in
old Clerks – Humphreys
Young
but Haight
to come in. H. took minutes & will confirm
what your expose says, & describe more particular-
ly than yours the nature of the borrowing & the
safety of the settler in making payments. One
thing in particular he will bring out that you
omitted that the old Co were more trustees
(just as Duer
insist that the transfer & substitution of Am.
names for Ecx. names is the whole story–
Haight will either be disrobed & held up to scorn
& contempt, or he will be contemptuously sanctioned.
Poor Cashier Patchin! has been lectured –
when it was known that at Albany that a man
of this name was in Syracuse, his friends there
were in the gratest consternation
that it was he – he has been whipped into
silence. Oliver Lee
Mullet
[ Margin] No news from Due[ r ]
Reason: wax-seal
[hole]
and you today The Mayville S.
& the
Extra Censor .
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2
25 Oct.
Dr H.
Prior to the recipt of your Expose
the Whig Com of Jameston had formally requested
Hazeltine
Birth: 1793-06-10 Death: 1879-12-20
, WilcoxUnknown
, ClarkUnknown
& one other Southern sec- tion man, & Jud Crane
Birth: 1791-07-01 Death: 1860-05-18
, Dixon
Birth: 1787-07-23 Death: 1875-04-19
& Cass
Birth: 1782-10-09 Death: 1866-06-17Certainty: Possible
to examine. None but Hazeltine came – after consultation he
concluded to examine, in presence of Dixon, Smith
Birth: 1800-03-21 Death: 1874-09-21Certainty: Probable
[ , ] Supplied
Rumsey
Birth: 1785-06-01 Death: 1873-07-31
, Gen. F.
Birth: 1775-07-16 Death: 1855-09-26Certainty: Probable
, WatersUnknown
,
Hall
Birth: 1784 Death: 1877-04-01Certainty: Probable
and other villagers.
Cass declined to be present. He looked over the
contracts between the Prop & the Trust Co.. The
land legers, the mortgars &c &c, asked ques-
tions abut modes of entries, &c &c, & called in
old Clerks – Humphreys
Birth: 1814-03-15 Death: 1885-06-09
, (who open office
with Patchin
Birth: 1805-05-17 Death: 1892-05-17Certainty: Possible
) Young
Birth: 1802-06-12 Death: 1852-04-23Certainty: Possible
, RockwellUnknown
(who answered
frankly & honestly)but Haight
Birth: 1799-11-28 Death: 1866-02-23
being three times sent for refused to come in. H. took minutes & will confirm
what your expose says, & describe more particular-
ly than yours the nature of the borrowing & the
safety of the settler in making payments. One
thing in particular he will bring out that you
omitted that the old Co were more trustees
(just as Duer
Birth: 1782-10-07 Death: 1858-08-08
& Co are) for owners, & he will insist that the transfer & substitution of Am.
names for Ecx. names is the whole story–
Haight will either be disrobed & held up to scorn
& contempt, or he will be contemptuously sanctioned.
Poor Cashier Patchin! has been lectured –
when it was known that at Albany that a man
of this name was in Syracuse, his friends there
were in the gratest consternation
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitiates for
consideration; excessive terror, wonder, or surprise; dismay •
that with fearthat it was he – he has been whipped into
silence. Oliver Lee
Birth: 1791-12-23 Death: 1846-07-28
is blowing against you:
but Mullet
Birth: 1784-10-17 Death: 1858-09-10
pro urposes to take a lecturing
tour. B.[ Margin] No news from Due[ r ]
Supplied
Extra Censor .