Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, July 25, 1850
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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, July 25, 1850
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Date:1850-07-25
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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, July 25, 1850
action: sent
sender: George Seward
Birth: 1808-08-26
Death: 1888-12-07
location: Florida, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: cnk
revision: crb 2019-02-07
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Florida July 25th 1850
My Dear Henry
It is not without much
hesitation that I obtrude myself on you at–
tentions nor would I do it for myself alone
but I am anxious in relation to my boys
Henry
nother year before going to college, I suppose
that on some branches he is now pre-
pared and on others he is defficient and
he is yet young and I think he would
improve much better in a good school
than at College.
Samuel
better than we have here, The other boys
being much younger it is not so impor-
tant at present to them.
I had supposed that by this time
we would have a good male teacher
engaged if not on the ground, and I
wish to know what the prospect is
A few years more and my interest so
far as my children is concerned will cease
in that time whatever of benefit they are
to derive I wish to secure to them, at
least I wish them to receive a compe-
tent education and if they can have
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the opportunity to which they are entitled
in this place it is very important to them
but if they are not there I think they
should be placed where they could
I can hear nothing here in relation to
it and I feel that it was time to come to
some conclusion about it you will therefore
excuse this letter as I know your time is
concerned day and night with matters
which you regard of far greater moment
I had a very pleasant trip out west
have seen the rest of our cousins there
some of whom expressed themselves as wishing
to receive documents from you,
Dr William B. Herrick
Samuel L Brown
Oscar Seward
Montgomery Co.
William Seward Hillsborough
George C Seward
Charles Seward
George Burnap
Joseph S. Burnap
John Burnap
Samuel L Burnap
Matthew Coudy
[right Margin] Sewards
Montgomery Co.
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The Rev J L Lyon
Dr Marcus B Osborn
John Wood Esq
I took the liberty to say to some of these
Gentlemen to make a list of a few of their
friends and send to you, I hope it may
be agreeable to you wishes
This Congress seems to be intermin-
able or I would ask you when we
might expect you in Florida.
Your Brother
GWS
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Florida July 25th 1850
My Dear Henry
It is not without much
hesitation that I obtrude myself on you at–
tentions nor would I do it for myself alone
but I am anxious in relation to my boys
Henry
Birth: 1835-01-09 Death: 1926
ought to attend a school for a-nother year before going to college, I suppose
that on some branches he is now pre-
pared and on others he is defficient and
he is yet young and I think he would
improve much better in a good school
than at College.
Samuel
Birth: 1838-04-16 Death: 1916-02-22
also needs a school muchbetter than we have here, The other boys
being much younger it is not so impor-
tant at present to them.
I had supposed that by this time
we would have a good male teacher
engaged if not on the ground, and I
wish to know what the prospect is
A few years more and my interest so
far as my children is concerned will cease
in that time whatever of benefit they are
to derive I wish to secure to them, at
least I wish them to receive a compe-
tent education and if they can have
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Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10William Seward
speeches or member
WHS
the opportunity to which they are entitled
in this place it is very important to them
but if they are not there I think they
should be placed where they could
I can hear nothing here in relation to
it and I feel that it was time to come to
some conclusion about it you will therefore
excuse this letter as I know your time is
concerned day and night with matters
which you regard of far greater moment
I had a very pleasant trip out west
have seen the rest of our cousins there
some of whom expressed themselves as wishing
to receive documents from you,
Dr William B. Herrick
Birth: 1813-09-20 Death: 1865-12-31
Samuel L Brown
Birth: 1825-08-23 Death: 1912-12-13
Chicago
Oscar Seward
Birth: 1824 Death: 1889-01-13
Seward
PointMontgomery Co.
William Seward Hillsborough
George C Seward
Birth: 1820-10-11 Death: 1897-01-12
“Charles Seward
Birth: 1822-04-23 Death: 1901-02-28
“George Burnap
Birth: 1790 Death: 1874-02-02
Esq “Joseph S. Burnap
Birth: 1821-09-21 Death: 1897-01-27
“John Burnap
Birth: 1824 Death: 1874-08-16
Springfield
Samuel L Burnap
Birth: 1830 Death: 1911
Burlington, Iowa
Matthew Coudy
Birth: 1813 Death: 1833
, St. Louis, Missouri
[right Margin] Sewards
Montgomery Co.
The Rev J L Lyon
Unknown
Dubuque, Iowa
Dr Marcus B Osborn
Birth: 1803 Death: 1893-05-29
Rock
Island IL
John Wood Esq
Birth: 1798-12-20 Death: 1880-06-04
Quincy IL
I took the liberty to say to some of these
Gentlemen to make a list of a few of their
friends and send to you, I hope it may
be agreeable to you wishes
This Congress seems to be intermin-
able or I would ask you when we
might expect you in Florida.
Your Brother
GWS
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