Letter to William Henry Seward and Engraving, 1840 May 20.

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Letter to William Henry Seward and Engraving, 1840 May 20.

Discusses in detail: his appreciation for Seward's having appointed him Commissioner, the positive handling of the appointment by the papers of every party, and the illness of Clark's mother. Engraving is head and shoulders of Clark, by J[ohn] Sartain and based on a painting by J[ohn] P[eter] Frankenstein.

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University of Virginia. 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...

Clark, Willis Gaylord, 1808-1841

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