Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, May 20, 1857

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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, May 20, 1857
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1857-05-20

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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, May 20, 1857

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: csh 

revision: jxw 2022-03-19

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Albany, May 20th 1857
My dear Father,
I am a
little puzzled about my notes,
again. My receipts from
the Journal and Job Office
are enough to meet principal
and interest of the six
notes that regularly fall
due, each year (till 1860.)
But the others that
ought to have been paid in
1856 and 1855, and which
went unpaid through Ten
Birth: 1809 Death: 1886-04-13

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Eyck’s maladministration of
affairs, are now pressing for
payment, together with the
accumulated interest. If I pay
the one, I cannot the other, and
to renew at 30 days is only
to put myself in the same
quandary 30 days hence.
Could I, with the help
of your endorsement on my
note raise $2500 at one of the
Auburn Banks, with the privilege
of renewal from time to time?
At each renewal I would
pay an installment – at first
$100, subsequently more. This,
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if feasible, and if you think
it wise, would relieve “the
pressure.” Under its present
management, and at the
present rate of profit, I am
confident the Journal will easily
pay the debt incurred for its
purchase, if I can only get
an “extension of time.”
Affectionately your son
Frederick