ALS, 1840 February 13, Albany , to Major E. Kirby, Brownville.

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ALS, 1840 February 13, Albany , to Major E. Kirby, Brownville.

Seward, as Governor of New York, writes to Major Kirby about the best candidate for surrogate.

1 p., damaged piece with text missing from left side, 28 x 22.4 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7098106

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872

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William Henry Seward was born in Florida, Orange County, New York, on May 16, 1801. He was the son of Samuel S. Seward and Mary (Jennings) Seward. He graduated from Union College in 1820, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1822. In 1823, he moved to Auburn, New York, where he entered Judge Elijah Miller's law office. He married Frances Adeline Miller, Judge Miller's daughter, in 1824. Seward was interested in politics early in his career and became actively involved in the Anti-Masonic m...

Kirby, Edmund, 1794-1849

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Colonel Kirby participated in the Battles of Contreras, Churubusco, and Chapultepec during the Mexican War. From the description of ALS : Perote, Mexico, to wife, [Jefferson County, New York], 1847 May 2. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 29855593 ...