W_d Marked 19. Nov. 1838
My dear H,
You have had occupation sufficient
of late without calls of attention to matters
here - now that they are over I may say
that we have endeavored to keep things
together and business moving on a little du-
ring the late exciting times. The necessa-
ry examinations of the last years business
and the coming in of our three hundred deeds
have created a necessity for the services of Mr.
Young and he has been with us I believe
ever since you were here. We have gone
over the calculations of interest of last year
and find innumerable more The correction
of which will more than pay the salary
of a clerk for a year. So it would be
I do not doubt of [ us ] now to examine
the making up of purchase money in all
the contracts made in the office since 1836,
and I have thought of having it done
by & by as a job for leisure hours.
Beside the seventeen thousand dollars
sent to Mr. Duerr by you at the first we
have sent almost fourteen thousand dollars more

and for a few days past, since the suspension
of steam boat trips, our cash has accumulated
& in two or three days hereafter, we shall
send a couple of thousand more.
Van Hall has written for a copy of the
deeds made to the new trustees by Mr Van
Derkemp. Mr. Youngs is drawing off the sched-
ules against the time of your arrival. If a
copy is to be furnished as Van Hall requests
you will please bring the deeds with you.
This and many other things are suspended
for your examination while visiting us– and we
shall rejoice to see you as soon as you can
get ready. Our whigs are running in often
to enquire whether you have answered their
letter & when you may be expected. You will
get a hearty welcome on all sides.
The supervisors & Judges convened for
business - but whenever the question came up
for appointing a Treasurer, the Judges would
rise & put off - but at length while they
were in for some purpose, the supervisors
commenced bulletins & finished after they
had left & so declare their Treasurer
elected duties- Whiteside, vice Upham.
Your grateful Brother B. J. S.

Several of our friends are looking ahead
for places. I fear you will be confronted
when you come - but I have said to them all
that if they apply they must rely upon
strong applications & nothing else and
advised them to lose no time in
getting the best possible evidences of
fitness for the places applied for.
Poor Humphrey boards with Winslow
eats plays drafts & gets no business.

W.H. Seward Esq
Auburn
N.Y.
WESFIELD NY
NOV 20
hB. J. Seward
Oct 19, 1838