Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, January 18, 1856
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, January 18, 1856
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive
Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1856-01-18
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, January 18, 1856
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: Washington D.C., US
transcription: jxm
revision: jxw 2022-11-04
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Albany, Jan. 18th
My dear Father,
I have today
filled up the blank note
which you sent to the Com-
mercial Bank.
Your drafts have been
Dec. 5th – for – $500.00
" 14th – " – 386.61
Jan 2d – " –1186.00
2072.61
Interest at 3 mos. from Dec 15 37.47
2,110.08
I have filled it up for this
amount, and dated it as of Dec.
15th in order to average the
interest on the three drafts.
The proof of the Speech
arrived safely yesterday
Affectionately your son
Frederick
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10William Seward
payable July 18/21 for $2000 without
interest
William H Seward
Received for $1500 with interest payable
Nov. 21/24, 1856 WHS.
[bottom Margin] F. W. Seward
Jan 18, 1856