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Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 to the Committee and Members of New York City Chamber of Commerce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09021 Author/Creator: Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 June 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

Discusses his recuperation after an assassination attempt, thanking them for resolutions passed on his behalf: " ... There are no words in which I could adequately express the sense, I entertain, of the kindness, which has been shown to me by my fellow citizens generally during that illness ... "

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