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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, June 9, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 273.] Department of State, Washington, June 9, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of the 16th of May, No. 160, has been received. The arguments for…
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Letters from William H. Seward
B. 1801 · D. 1872
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.
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William H. Seward to Henry Mercier, June 12, 1862
Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Mercier. Department of State, Washington, June 12, 1862. Sir: Referring to the letter from a Frenchman at New York to the consul general of…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, June 14, 1862
Mr. F. W. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, June 14, 1862. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 12th…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, June 18, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 632.] Department of State, Washington, June 18, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of the 5th instant (No. 427) has been received. The exposition of the…
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William H. Seward to William Stuart, June 20, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Stuart. Department of State, Washington, June 20, 1862. Sir: As you are doubtless aware, Lord Lyons, a short time since, left at this department the copy…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, June 20, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 167.] Department of State, Washington, June 20, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of June 2 (No. 154) has been received. While the President regrets that,…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, June 21, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 170.] Department of State, Washington, June 21, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of June 5 (No. 156) was received. Since it was written the events…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, June 23, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 275.] Department of State, Washington, June 23, 1862. Sir: I send you a copy of a report made by Lieutenant Charles McDougal, of the…
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William H. Seward to Horatio J. Perry, June 23, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Perry. No. 33.] Department of State,. Washington, June 23, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of May 25 (No. 51) has been received. It is very interesting, and…
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William H. Seward to William Stuart, June 23, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Stuart. Department of State, Washington, June 23, 1862. Sir: I have read with care the papers which you left with me at the instance of Peter…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, June 24, 1862
[Extracts.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 277.] Department of State, Washington, June 24, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of June 6 (No. 171) has been received. * * * *…
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William H. Seward to Horatio J. Perry, June 24, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Perry. No. 34.] Department of State, Washington, June 24, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of May 30 (No. 58) was duly received. It gives us a full…
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William H. Seward to William Stuart, June 24, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Stuart. Department of State, Washington, June 24, 1862. Sir: I have been informally apprised that Mr. Coppell, her Britannic Majesty’s acting consul at New Orleans, has…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, June 26, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 281.] Department of State, Washington, June 26, 1862. Sir: It is my painful duty to bring, through you, to the notice of the British…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, June 30, 1862
Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 284.] Department of State, Washington, June 30, 1862. Sir: In the absence of the Secretary of State, I transmit to you a…
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William H. Seward to William Stuart, July 1, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Stuart. Department of State, Washington, July 1, 1862. Sir: In acknowledging the receipt of Lord Lyons’s note of the 12th ultimo, touching the cases of British…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, July 5, 1862
[Confidential.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 287.] Department of State, Washington, July 5, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of June 20 (No. 176) has been received. It is a satisfaction…
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William H. Seward to William Stuart, July 5, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Stuart. Department of State, Washington, July 5, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your informal communication of the 1st instant, relative…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, July 7, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 288.] Department of State, Washington, July 7, 1862. Sir: I fear that the press, speaking as it does under the influence of a hundred…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, July 8, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 290.] Department of State, Washington, July 8, 1862. Sir: As inquiry may be made of you as to the approbation by this government of…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, July 9, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 293.] Department of State, Washington, July 9, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of June 13, (No. 174,) accompanied by Earl Russell’s final explanation on the…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, July 10, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 178.] Department of State, Washington, July 10, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of June 12 (No. 160) has been submitted to the President. The treasury…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, July 11, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 296.] Department of State, Washington, July 11, 1862. Sir: The treaty between the United States and the republic of New Granada, signed on the…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, July 12, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 299.] Department of State, Washington, July 12, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of June 26 (No. 179) has been received. You inform me that Mr.…