Robert Muir
- Given Name
- Robert
- Surname
- Muir
- Nickname
- Bobby
- Birth Date Uncertainty
- c.
- Birth Date
- 1790
- Birth Note
- Scotland (Ancestry says 1791)
- Death Date
- February 17, 1868
- Death Note
- Auburn, Cayuga, NY
- Profession
- Mayor of Auburn, merchant
- Biographical Information
- Lives in Auburn. Mentioned in 18330613FMS_WHS "Mr Brittin is staying at Muir's". Also mentioned in 18370414FMS_LMW "Mrs Muir was dressed very fashionably. Bobby you know is the president of our village...",Immigrated to Auburn when he was 16. Became a manufacturer, and in 1822 he married Nancy Bennett. Almira Bennett, who opened the famous girl's school at Owasco Lake, was Nancy's sister. "Bobby" is described by Frances as being village president in 1837.
- Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
- Google Books. Last modified June 10, 2014. Accessed on June 10, 2014.
- Citation(s) for Birth Information:
- Ancestry Library. Last modified June 10, 2014. Accessed on June 10, 2014.
- Citation(s) for Death Information:
- Find a Grave. Last modified June 10, 2014. Accessed on June 10, 2014.
- Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, April 19, 1825
- Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, May 27, 1828
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 17, 1829
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 13, 1831
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 18, 1832
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 13, 1833
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 21, 1834
- Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, September 18, 1836
- Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, October 2, 1836
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 14, 1837
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 13, 1837
- Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 18, 1837
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 13, 1838
- Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Augustus Henry Seward, January 23, 1847
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 24, 1848
- Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, February 20, 1868