Letter from Clarence Armstong Seward to William Henry Seward, July 19, 1850
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Letter from Clarence Armstong Seward to William Henry Seward, July 19,
1850
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1850-07-19
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Letter from Clarence Armstong Seward to William Henry Seward, July 19, 1850
action: sent
sender: Clarence Seward
Birth: 1828-10-07
Death: 1897-07-24
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
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revision: crb 2016-07-01
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Auburn July 19, 1850
My Dear Uncle,
My friend Mr Samuel G. Kerfoot
intends visiting the Sault Ste Marie, for the purpose of transacting
some business at the land office in that place, and desires to
obtain a letter of introduction to the Registrar & Receiver there,
from the General Land Office at Washington.
Will you if circumstances permit obtain from
Mr Butterfield
the same to me here.
I regret thus to trouble you and can only offer
as an apology my sincere desire to oblige Mr Kerfoot.
Ever gratefully & affectionately
Your Nephew
Clarence A Seward.
The Honorable
William H. Seward.
U. S. Senate
Washington
(D. C.)
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Will Mr Butterfield have the goodness to send such
a
letter as is above requested. if not improper or inconvenient
WHSilliam H Seward
July 23.
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Auburn July 19, 1850
My Dear Uncle,
My friend Mr Samuel G. Kerfoot
Birth: 1823-12-18 Death: 1896-12-28Certainty: Probable
of Chicago
intends visiting the Sault Ste Marie, for the purpose of transacting
some business at the land office in that place, and desires to
obtain a letter of introduction to the Registrar & Receiver there,
from the General Land Office at Washington.
Will you if circumstances permit obtain from
Mr Butterfield
Birth: 1831-10-31 Death: 1901-07-17
a letter introducing Mr Kerfoot
and forwardthe same to me here.
I regret thus to trouble you and can only offer
as an apology my sincere desire to oblige Mr Kerfoot.
Ever gratefully & affectionately
Your Nephew
Clarence A Seward.
The Honorable
William H. Seward.
U. S. Senate
Washington
(D. C.)
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Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10William Seward
letter as is above requested. if not improper or inconvenient
WHSilliam H Seward
July 23.