Furnished with comfortable simplicity, (the house) is adorned by the elegant neatness which pervades it in every room, in every corner.
Thurlow Weed Portrait by Alvah Bradish
Early 19th Century
Weed was a mentor and life- long friend of Seward. He was integral in getting Seward involved in politics and continued as an advisor throughout his long career.
Painted by Alvah Bradish (1806-1901). He was born in Fredonia, New York but moved to Detroit where he became a famed portrait painter, and a professor of fine arts at the University of Michigan. He painted over 500 portraits of notable people.
