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
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interest on the three drafts.
The proof of the Speech
arrived safely yesterday
Affectionately your son
Frederick
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Hand Shiftx

William Seward

Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
This note renewed March 18. 1856
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