Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, July 23, 1861

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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, July 23, 1861
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1861-07-23

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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, July 23, 1861

action: sent

sender: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18  Death: 1920-04-29

location: Auburn, NY

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

location: Washington D.C., US

transcription: dxt 

revision: tap 2018-07-27

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Auburn July 23d 1861
My dear Father
Below I send statement of receipts
& expenditures since June 17th date of last statet.

[left Margin]
Pd for family expenses, including
all bill servants wages &c or 363.76
Pd Your ck through Riggs
Birth: 1813-07-04 Death: 1881-08-24
Co 200.
Pd " " R. M. Blatchford
Birth: 1798-04-23 Death: 1875-09-04
130.
Pd Repairs at P. O. New side-
walk Rho ^a^ des stove, and fences 47.67
Returned Mrs Tubman
Birth: 1820 Death: 1913-03-10
& chgd
it on her article (part money to
buy a horse) 40
Pd Bridget Scollins
Birth: 1810 Death: 1897-03-16Certainty: Possible
10
Pd LM Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
55.50
Pd Brown
Birth: 1805-04-19 Death: 1886-01-20Certainty: Possible
& Judge
Birth: 1832 Death: 1870-02Certainty: Possible
in full of
Contract for 8 hours ($3,21250) 114.50
Pd J. M. Brown (Agency) 50
Total Debts $1011.43
Credits brot down 940.29
Amt overdrawn at WHS Jr Co Bk 71.14

[right Margin]
Balance on hand June 17th $476.25
Recd Rents, Int & Prinl 343.74
Chaut Co Pro Receipt 120.30
Total Credits $940.29
You will notice that the
last Chaut remittance was
$120.30 of which $74.14 was
interest and the balance
principal. I will pay
any over drafts at the office
as they may occur.
Your affectionate son
Wm H. Seward Jr