Florida 14 Nov 184[ 3 ]
My dear William Henry
Yours of the 5 & 6 Inst was received this morn
above you will receive my Receipt for Se-
venty Dollars which I have Indorsed as
interest on Alfred Hoveys Bond
I also acknowledge Eunice B. Woods receip[ t ]
for Seven hundred Ninty Dollars pai[ d ]
on John M Sherwoods Bond & Mortg. to her
to be endors assigned to me, I will [hole]
the balance of said Bond in [hole]
I am well apprised that chancerys
are tardy and tedious and I am equally
certain that many of our attorneys a[ re ]
indifferent and neglectfull in closing
suits of their clients – The Wood V. Wood ca[ se ]
was [ desided ] by the Chancillor last spring an[ d ]
I am not apprised of a single move by coun[ sel ]
this is outrageous

e [hole] ry man of the
[ m ] ight it advisable to get through with first
even now a very heavy [ incumbrance ] to go
[ th ] rough — Raising Seven hundred Dollars on Inte-
[ rest ] over to be paid by next May — My Mansion
[hole] [ h ] ouse and every Out building completely
[hole] [ p ] ut in order with additions and improvements
[hole] t an expense of raising eleven hundred Dollars
[hole] divison House Striped inside and out to the
[hole] ry frame new cellar walls a new & commodious
[hole] ken built back side of the Mansion house
[ fin ] ished with good Materials in the best
[hole] — at an expense of one thousand dollars
[hole] but building for tenant thoroughly repaired
[hole] with additions — at a further Expense of about
[ fo ] ur thousand thousand Dollars more
then with the Six thousand Dollars in the
Newburgh Bank create a heavy Sum Total
But as they all [ apper ] necessary and we are
daily receiving comfort from them we cannot
[ reg ] ret the Undertaking

The very thought of your [ droping ]
in upon us unexpectedly in that kind
of anticipation which acts like a cordi[ al ]
to feeble frame — Our complaints are so
like each other that it is hard telling who
is the feeblest The rest of our little flock
are at present all well Ma sends her Ki[ sses ]
Love and Affection to you all
Sincerely & Affectionately
yours Sam^l S Seward
Gov Seward

William H Seward
Ex Gov State New York
Auburn
Florida N.Y.
Nov 15
hSamuel S. Seward
Nov. 14. 1843