Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, April 23, 1858
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, April 23,
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1858-04-23
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, April 23, 1858
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
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Albany, April 23 d 1858
My dear Father,
Mr. M. Buell
Birth: 1834-07-31 Death: 1911
and Mr C. F. Jones
Unknown
, the Telegraph Operators at Buffalo and
Cleveland want to submit
proposals to the Brazilian
Government for a contemplated
line of Telegraph in Brazil.
They are going to send
their papers to you with a
request that you will hand
them to the Brazilian
Minister
Death: 1862-02-08
, and say to
him that they are represented to you
to be reliable & competent men.
–if there is no impropriety
in your so doing. They think
that coming through your hands
their proposition will receive more
consideration than in any
other way. Wilkeson
Birth: 1817-05-09 Death: 1889-12-02
who knows Buell personally, and the other
one indirectly says they are
enterprising & reliable men, who
would do whatever they undertake
Affectionately your son
Frederick