Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, April 24, 1854

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Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, April 24, 1854
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1854-04-24

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Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, April 24, 1854

action: sent

sender: Clarence Seward
Birth: 1828-10-07  Death: 1897-07-24

location: Canandaigua, NY

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

location: Washington D.C., US

transcription: spf 

revision: tap 2019-01-23

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My dear Uncle,
I have just received the
inclosed letter from Mr Benjamin.
Birth: 1795 Death: 1861-09-29Certainty: Possible
I
have answered it and informed him
that I had sent an assignment to
you to Execute, and to return to me
and that when I received it I would
advise Mr Arnott
Unknown
how much & where to
pay.
I think the transfer is bona fide
and affords an Easy avoidance of an
unpleasant duty. If you think so
please execute & acknowledge the within
(before any of the federal court justices)
send it to Mr
Unknown
, have him do likewise
& insert the amt due on the mortgage the
1st of May as the conservation of the
assignment and send it back to me.
I will deliver it up on receipt of the
money –
Auburn April 24/54
Ever gratefully
Your nephew
Clarence A. Seward
The Honorable:
William H. Seward
Washington
(D.C.)

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Unknown
Mrs J C Clarks
Birth: 1798-11-21 Death: 1865-02-26

papers.
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Christopher Morgan

Birth: 1808-06-04 Death: 1877-04-03Certainty: Probable
Sent assignment to George Grier
Birth: 1802-09-27 Death: 1878-12-20
May 15. 1854.