Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., May 8, 1866

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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., May 8, 1866
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1866-05-08

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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., May 8, 1866

action: sent

sender: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08  Death: 1915-04-25

location: Washington D.C., US

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

location: Auburn, NY

transcription: les 

revision: agw 2021-06-11

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Editorial Note

Written by unknown hand
Washington
May 8th, 1866
My dear Will,
Mr. Henry Wells
Birth: 1805-12-12 Death: 1878-12-10
of Aurora
has brought with him from Santa Cruz
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, 30
gallons of the rum of that island, purchased
for my father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
at his request at, I think,
about $8.00/ per gallon — It will be sent
on to Washington, and Mr. Wells has been
requested to draw upon you for the cost,
duties and expenses — Please honor his
draft.
Affectionately yours,
Hand Shiftx

Frederick Seward

Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
F.W. Seward
Unknown
Genl. William H. Seward
Auburn, N.Y.
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Unknown
I have paid
Mr Wells Bill
for the sum
viz 36 Gal at $11.396
charges 4/$400
W H Seward Jr