Telegram from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 23, 1868

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Telegram from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 23, 1868
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1868-09-23

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Telegram from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 23, 1868

action: sent

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

location: Washington D.C., US

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

location: Auburn, NY

transcription: mmh 

revision: crb 2017-11-21

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Telegram THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Dated Washington DC 23 1868
Received at Auburn 6 40 PM
To W H Seward Jr
Buy for me twenty
(20) pounds of gruyere
cheese & a kit of mackerel
C A Stetson
Birth: 1810-04-01 Death: 1888-03-29
will
do the catering if
you wish send the
articles by express
28 D H Pass
962
W H Seward
forwarded from
New York
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WH Seward23 1868
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William Seward

Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
St. Nicholas
Sept 30
My dear Father
I send
mackerel and two chees[ es ]
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Supplied

Reason: 

by express today. I can
find no cheese in market
corresponding with your
order, but have purchas[ ed ]
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a French and an Engli[ sh ]
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cheese both of which are sa[ id ]
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to be very fine
your affect[ ionate ]
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[ son ]
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Wm H Seward [ Jr ]
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[top Margin] RECEIVED
OCT
2
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Stamp

Type: postmark