Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, November 6, 1838
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, November 6,
1838
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Date:1838-11-06
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Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, November 6, 1838
action: sent
sender: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
location: Unknown
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: gew
revision: ekk 2015-10-21
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Tuesday morning, 6 Nov.
Dr. H. – Expecting the mail this morning, I had
intended to mention, by it, that the 1st day in this
town & Portland have done better than we expected, a
little. On the hill back of us, where usually there are
50 & 60 votes polled, there were 90 polled yesterday & where
there is usually 25 & 30 Loco majority, Whigs this year
have a majority of 6 or 8. I hope & trust it may be
so close here through the county – but as yet do not hear.
The Printer here begged off from printing our blank deeds
and mortgages till after election – which I was the more
willing to grant because the selection of agent had not
been made. If now, it is certain that your name may
be inserted pray inform me and I will have the deeds
&c printed without delay.
In regard to the failure in getting our deeds
home from Van Hall
the tory junto at Mayville never found ^it^ out. Now
& then there has been a call here in the office which
alarmed us – but I could never hear that the fail-
ure was alluded to out of the office & nothing
has been said by the prints or by the politicians
of the county. Van Hall had previously sent
home some of those unsigned – Augustus
them on. Van Hall has written his consent to
sign them & I am looking for them every stage –
in fact I expected them at Buffalo to bring home
with me.
Jonathan Cass
winter – went out yesterday to Nettle hill to vote the
Tory ticket. Our Sub T. junto here are still – ex-
cept, Stanley
well here. Evening. From three towns we have
heard of the results of two days from 8 the results
of the first day – all looks well our friends were never
half so sure of 2000 as they are now.
[left Margin] Pomfret 168 S. 35 M.
Arkwright 54 S. 6 M.
Ellicott 91 “ 63 “
Poland 50 “ 14 & so we go
Our friends begin to talk of
getting 2500 majority – the
Whig Governer everywhere
news ahead of his Ticket.
[left Margin] Haight
an affidavid – but the dastardly puppy spits his verbal venom while he dare not
write it. I am not sure however that some of his slanders are not actionable.
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2
Tuesday morning, 6 Nov.
Dr. H. – Expecting the mail this morning, I had
intended to mention, by it, that the 1st day in this
town & Portland have done better than we expected, a
little. On the hill back of us, where usually there are
50 & 60 votes polled, there were 90 polled yesterday & where
there is usually 25 & 30 Loco majority, Whigs this year
have a majority of 6 or 8. I hope & trust it may be
so close here through the county – but as yet do not hear.
The Printer here begged off from printing our blank deeds
and mortgages till after election – which I was the more
willing to grant because the selection of agent had not
been made. If now, it is certain that your name may
be inserted pray inform me and I will have the deeds
&c printed without delay.
In regard to the failure in getting our deeds
home from Van Hall
Birth: 1799-12-23
, it is a curious fact that
the tory junto at Mayville never found ^it^ out. Now
& then there has been a call here in the office which
alarmed us – but I could never hear that the fail-
ure was alluded to out of the office & nothing
has been said by the prints or by the politicians
of the county. Van Hall had previously sent
home some of those unsigned – Augustus
Birth: 1811-11-18 Death: 1895-09-06Certainty: Probable
tookthem on. Van Hall has written his consent to
sign them & I am looking for them every stage –
in fact I expected them at Buffalo to bring home
with me.
Jonathan Cass
Birth: 1786-01-17 Death: 1864-02-05
goes today to Phil to spend thewinter – went out yesterday to Nettle hill to vote the
Tory ticket. Our Sub T. junto here are still – ex-
cept, Stanley
Unknown
, Post Master & old Esqe Eason
Birth: 1771-04-03 Death: 1853-04-08
– all lookswell here. Evening. From three towns we have
heard of the results of two days from 8 the results
of the first day – all looks well our friends were never
half so sure of 2000 as they are now.
[left Margin] Pomfret 168 S. 35 M.
Arkwright 54 S. 6 M.
Ellicott 91 “ 63 “
Poland 50 “ 14 & so we go
Our friends begin to talk of
getting 2500 majority – the
Whig Governer everywhere
news ahead of his Ticket.
[left Margin] Haight
Birth: 1799-11-28 Death: 1866-02-23Certainty: Probable
says “They have tryed variously, by
threats and offers to induce him to makean affidavid – but the dastardly puppy spits his verbal venom while he dare not
write it. I am not sure however that some of his slanders are not actionable.