Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 7, 1842

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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 7, 1842
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1842-11-07

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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 7, 1842

action: sent

sender: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05  Death: 1849-08-24

location: Florida, NY

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

location: Albany, NY

transcription: nwh 

revision: tap 2017-11-22

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Florida 7th Nov 1842
My Dear William Henry
Your beloved Ma
Birth: 1769-11-27 Death: 1844-12-11
has been ins-
stantly failing and running down untill within the last
three days when her fever abated some – she is much
of the time unable to set up refuses to take Medicine objects
to my calling in Dr Jansen
Birth: 1788-07-13 Death: 1844-10-02Certainty: Probable
and is much discouraged
I am more affected with my disease than when you
were here — Have purchased another farm joining
our land at Sewardsburgh on the Turnpike – GWS
Birth: 1808-08-26 Death: 1888-12-07
taken
possession 1st of Apr he has already gone to improving it
Col Post
Birth: 1780-11-18 Death: 1846-03-14
and Mr Randolph
Birth: 1770
& wife
Birth: 1788 Death: 1876
are determined to
sell – and wish me to purchas – I wish your advice
before I [ bargen ]
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Alternate Text: bargain
and therefore wish you to come down
on Saturday next with out fail – There are question of
great magnitude involved in this business and it requires
immediate action – A days delay may derange the
Whole plan – I therefore intreat you to come without
fail — I have spoken to Mr Parson
Birth: 1806 Death: 1868Certainty: Possible
on the subject of the
[ instutution ]
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Alternate Text: institution
– He thinks it would be of the first impor-
tance to the family and the country
Your Affectionate Father
Saml S Seward
W H Seward Gov &c
NB There are other purchasers anxious to
buy –
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William Henry Seward
Gov of the State New York
Albany
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William Seward

Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
Florida N.Y.
Nov 7th

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Samuel Blatchford

Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07
Saml S. Seward
Nov. 11. 1842.