G. F. Seward to Wm. M. Evarts, June 10, 1880
No. 171. Mr. Seward to Mr. Evarts. Legation of the United States, Peking, June 10, 1880. (Received August 2.) No. 704.] Sir: Referring to my dispatch No 555, with which…
William Henry Seward was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869 and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States senator. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was prominent in the Republican Party in its formative years and was praised for his work on behalf of the Union as Secretary of State during the Civil War. He also negotiated the treaty for the United States to purchase the Alaska Territory.
No. 171. Mr. Seward to Mr. Evarts. Legation of the United States, Peking, June 10, 1880. (Received August 2.) No. 704.] Sir: Referring to my dispatch No 555, with which…
No. 172. Mr. Seward to Mr. Evarts. Legation of the United States, Peking, June 11, 1880. (Received August 2.) No. 705.] Sir: I have the honor to hand to you…
[Inclosure 2 in No. 719.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Lord. Peking, June 12, 1880. No. 69.] Sir: I have had the honor to receive your very interesting dispatch No. 124.…
No. 173. Mr. Seward to Mr. Evarts. Legation of the United States, Peking, July 5, 1880. (Received August 27.) No. 718.] Sir: I have the honor to hand to you…
No. 174. Mr. Seward to Mr. Evarts. Legation of the United States, Pelting, July 6, 1880. (Received August 27.) No. 719.] Sir: I have the honor to hand to you,…
No. 175. Mr. Seward to Mr. Evarts. Legation of the United States, Peking, July 10, 1880. (Received August 27.) No. 726.] Sir: Referring to my dispatch No. 718, in which…
[Inclosure in No. 726.] Mr. Seward to Prince Kung. Peking, July 10, 1880. Informal.] I have had the honor to receive the letter which your imperial highness addressed to me…
No. 177. Mr. Seward to Mr. Evarts. Legation of the United States, Peking, August 13, 1880. (Received September 28.) No. 742.] Sir: Referring to my dispatch No. 718, in which…
[Inclosure 2 in No. 742.] Mr. Seward to Prince Kung. Legation of the United States, Peking, August 13, 1880. Informal.] I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a…