Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, September 28, 1840

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, September 28, 1840
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1840-09-28

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, September 28, 1840

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: dxt 

revision: tap 2017-06-29

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Albany September 28th 1840.
My dear Jennings
The draft you gave the treasurer
Birth: 1781-03-10 Death: 1860Certainty: Probable
for $651.48 is paid. Please
pass the payment to my credit.
Our father
Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
and mother
Birth: 1769-11-27 Death: 1844-12-11
have been here a week. They leave after
one or two days soon. I shall probably get off to Alburn next monday
or tuesday. Mr Duer
Birth: 1782-10-07 Death: 1858-08-08
being ready when notified.
Frances
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
came home last week.
Affectionately yours
W. H. Seward.
Benj. J. Seward Esq.
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Benjamin J. Seward Esq
Westfield
Chautauque Co
ALBANY N.Y.
SEP 29
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Benjamin Seward

Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24
September 28. 1840