Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, June 7, 1853
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, June 7, 1853
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Date:1853-06-07
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, June 7, 1853
action: sent
sender: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
location: Albany, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: amr
revision: crb 2019-02-26
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Albany June 7th 1853
My dear Father,
David Wall
about "your monument" as he calls it, saying that
you bought one of him, and that he was to
come to me for information as to what to do
with it. I told him you had bought none
of him, to my knowledge, but that you had
asked my opinion of one that stood in his yard
and that the opinion I gave was, that I did
not like it, and advised you not to buy it.
He insisted, however, that he should reserve it
for you, but would make any alterations you
wanted. I told him he would do as he pleased
about that, but that nothing you had said to
me would warrant the idea you had bought it,
and that I did not believe you intended to.
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It may be that he is honest in thinking that
you agreed to take it, but it certainly looks
otherwise. If he was secure of your taking it,
I do not see why he should come to me
for taking it confirmation, instead of waiting for
your orders. Will you write me what
you said to him?
The report of your speech was written and
put in type in such haste, that I am afraid
we have made three or four blunders in it. I do
not see anything serious however. There are one or
two expressions wrong, but I believe the sentiment
is correct throughout. Is it?
Affectionately your son
Frederic W. Seward
Albany June 7th 1853
My dear Father,
David Wall
Birth: 1788 Death: 1855
sends to me for
instructionsabout "your monument" as he calls it, saying that
you bought one of him, and that he was to
come to me for information as to what to do
with it. I told him you had bought none
of him, to my knowledge, but that you had
asked my opinion of one that stood in his yard
and that the opinion I gave was, that I did
not like it, and advised you not to buy it.
He insisted, however, that he should reserve it
for you, but would make any alterations you
wanted. I told him he would do as he pleased
about that, but that nothing you had said to
me would warrant the idea you had bought it,
and that I did not believe you intended to.
It may be that he is honest in thinking that
you agreed to take it, but it certainly looks
otherwise. If he was secure of your taking it,
I do not see why he should come to me
for taking it confirmation, instead of waiting for
your orders. Will you write me what
you said to him?
The report of your speech was written and
put in type in such haste, that I am afraid
we have made three or four blunders in it. I do
not see anything serious however. There are one or
two expressions wrong, but I believe the sentiment
is correct throughout. Is it?
Affectionately your son
Frederic W. Seward