Appointments to office in New York state : Albany, N.Y., 1840 Feb. 4 and Mar. 14.

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Appointments to office in New York state : Albany, N.Y., 1840 Feb. 4 and Mar. 14.

2 partly printed documents signed. Signed by William Seward, Governor of New York. Charles Leman, Charles Gettman, John L. Ostrom, Samuel B. Demming, and Gardner Landon are appointed inspectors of lumber for the county of Rensselaer (1840 Feb. 4). Nehemiah Smith is appointed inspector of turnpikes for the county of Rensselaer (1840 Mar. 14).

2 items (2 p.) ; 26 x 38 cm., folded to 26 x 19 cm.

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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...

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At least seven of the signers who were paid here may be found in Thomas L. Cook's Palmyra and Vicinity as prominent citizens (Palmyra, 1930; see index). Some also appear in Backman, The First Vision (SLC, 1980). Of one of these, for example who tried to help Martin Harris borrow money to print the Book of Mormon, we obtain some interesting background in Backman's work, pp. 30, 37 (regarding Henry Jessup). Other representative names include Milo Galloway, Luther Reeves, Zebulon Reeves, Thomas Rog...

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