Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, April 14, 1833
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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, April 14, 1833
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Date:1833-04-14
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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, April 14, 1833
action: sent
sender: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
location: Florida, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Albany, NY
transcription: mep
revision: ekk 2015-07-16
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Florida 14th Apl 1832 1833
Dear Wm Henry
I have Just returned home after 6 day
absence 5 of which at the Newburgh Circuit one
in New York. Yours of the Seventh and Ninth are
before me. I hope for your benefit your West
friends will cheerfully [ acquies ]
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much as I prise your Com. I never would con-
sent to your going was it not for the benefit I
think you will derive as a Literary Man.
I have much business to dispach but am making
every exertion to get through and spend two
or three weeks in New York before we set out
which I think can be usefully applied[ . ]
Supplied
I have at length procured what I consider
a tolerable satisfactory return to be made
signed and put in the hands of Judge Fow-
ler
Birth: 1788-12-10 Death: 1843-12-27
who has promised to file it in the Sup.C. Clerks
Birth: 1796 Death: 1848-10-18Certainty: Probable
of Office in New York the beginningof Next Week. I wish you to see it as soon
as possible and if any amendments sug-
gest themselves apply for them the first term
You will no doubt dispach your business
and get down as soon as possible. Our arrange-
ments can be made much better together
than at such a distance. I am much gratified
to hear that you have taken measures to
procure letters from Washington . They will
carry weight with them. Owing to a sudden
change in the weather when I came on
board the steam boat last evening I am
almost down with a [ seve ]
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throat. Ma
Birth: 1769-11-27 Death: 1844-12-11
is not very well but wethink of b riding out again when the
air becomes mild. I spent sometime
with Mr Lewis
Birth: 1791 Death: 1860-09-05Certainty: Probable
of your place this weekI think him Lewis a very pleasant sort.
Love and respect to all our friends.
WH Seward SSSeward