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Amzi Wood was born in Scipio, New York and trained as a lawyer. He served as a U.S. Commercial Agent in Matamoros, Mexico from 1864-1865. He was elected a local judge of Cayuga County, New York in 1869. He is referenced in a letter from Frederick William Seward to Theodore Medad Pomeroy dated September 16, 1863, in which he mentions Wood's interest in a consular position.

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Amzi Wood was born in Scipio, New York and trained as a lawyer. He served as a U.S. Commercial Agent in Matamoros, Mexico from 1864-1865. He was elected a local judge of Cayuga County, New York in 1869. He is referenced in a letter from Frederick William Seward to Theodore Medad Pomeroy dated September 16, 1863, in which he mentions Wood's interest in a consular position.

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Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Manual for Use of the Legislature of the State of New York
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
New York State Secretary's Office
Publisher Location: 
Albany, NY
Publisher Name: 
Weed, Parsons, & Co., Printers
Year: 
1870
Start Page: 
241
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Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
America's Diplomats and Consuls of 1776-1865
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Walter Burges Smith
Publisher Location: 
Washington, D.C.
Publisher Name: 
U.S. Government Printing Office
Year: 
1986
Start Page: 
236
Citation Notes: 
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Citation URL: 
Ancestry.com
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Ancestry.com
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Citation Notes: 
Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1865. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
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Citation URL: 
Ancestry.com
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Ancestry.com
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022 - 11:30
Citation Notes: 
Source Citation New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: NY State Death Index, New York Department of Health, Albany, NY.