Letter from William Henry Seward to John Gage, April 7, 1840

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Letter from William Henry Seward to John Gage, April 7, 1840
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1840-04-07

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Letter from William Henry Seward to John Gage, April 7, 1840

action: sent

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

location: Albany, NY

receiver: John Gage
Birth:   Death: 1855-11-22

location: Ripley, NY

transcription: crb 

revision: tap 2017-03-28

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Editorial Note

This is a copy of a letter from William Henry Seward to John Gage sent from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward
Albany April 7th 1840
Dear Sir
Your letter of March 30th has been received. I can
certainly acquit you of any unkind or ungenerous conduct
to your neighbours so far as any knowledge extends on the
contrary I always found you public spirited and benevolent
I have written to my brother
Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24
requesting him to
show all the forbearance he can in the conduct of his
business - I hope to see you and all my good friends in
Chautauque during the summer & will then convers freely
with you on all subject
Very respectfully
And sincerely
Your friend & obt. servn
Wm H Seward
John Gage Esq
Ripley
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Benjamin J. Seward Esq
Westfield
Chautauque Co.
ALBANY NY
APRIL 9
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April 7. 1840