Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 22, 1839

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 22, 1839
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Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1839-10-22

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 22, 1839

action: sent

sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16  Death: 1872-10-10

location: Albany, NY

receiver: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23  Death: 1841-02-24

location: Westfield, NY

transcription: mah 

revision: ekk 2016-01-29

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Albany Oct 22d. 1839.
My dear Brother,
You will please remit
To relax as intensity; to make less tense or violent • To forgive; to surrender the right of punishing a crime • To pardon, as a fault or crime • To give up; to resign • To send back • To transmit money, bills, or other things in payment for goods • To restore • To slacken • To abate in violence for a time •
to J. Taylor Esq.
Birth: 1794 Death: 1854-03-15
Cashier of the Commercial
Bank of the city of Albany to be deposited to my credit One Thousand dollars,
and charge the same against my advances in your hands. Please advise me of the
remittance.
Yours sincerely
William H. Seward,
Benjamin J Seward Esq,
Westfield, Chautauque Co.
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Benjamin J. Seward Esq
Westfield
Chautauque Co.
Albany N.Y.
Oct 22
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Benjamin Seward

Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24
October 22. 1839