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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, May 30, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 10.] Department of State,Washington, May 30, 1861. Sir: Mr. Sanford, who was requested by me to look to our interests in Paris in the…
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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 Charles Francis Adams, June 3, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 14.] Department of State,Washington, June 3, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of May 17 (No. 1) has been received. Your speech at Liverpool was equally…
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William H. Seward to A. B. Dickinson, June 5, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dickinson. No. 2.] Department of State,Washington, June 5, 1861. Sir: The Spanish American states are important characters in the interesting drama of advancing civilization. They occupy…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, June 8, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 15.] Department of State,Washington, June 8, 1861. Sir: I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of your despatch of May 21, (No. 2,)…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, June 8, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 13.] Department of State,Washington, June 8, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of May 22d (No. 5) has been received. Your safe arrival at your post…
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William H. Seward to The Right Honorable Lord Lyons, June 8, 1861
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State,Washington, June 8, 1861. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 5th instant, with the…
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William H. Seward to James S. Pike, June 14, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. pike. No. 6.] Department of State,Washington, June 14, 1861. Sir: Mr. Murphy’s despatch of the 10th of April, (No. 53,) informing us that he had submitted…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, June 17, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 19.] Department of State,Washington, June 17, 1861. Sir: Every instruction which this government has given to its representatives abroad, since the recent change of…
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William H. Seward to Charles F. Adams, June 19, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 21.] Department of State,Washington, June 19, 1861. Sir: On the 15th day of June instant, Lord Lyons, the British minister, and Mr. Mercier, the…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford, June 21, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 9.] Department of State,Washington, June 21, 1861. Sir: Your despatches (No. 5, dated May 26, and No. 6, of the same date) have been…
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William H. Seward to George P. Marsh, June 21, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Marsh. No. 5.] Department of State,Washington, June 21, 1861. Sir: Your despatch No. 2, written at Paris May 29, has been received. The government not only…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford, June 22, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 11.] Department of State,Washington, June 22, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of the 5th June, (No. 8,) accompanied by a copy of your letter to…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, June 22, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 22.] Department of State,Washington, June 22, 1861. Sir: * * * * * * * * * Your answer to offers of service and…
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William H. Seward to Carl Schurz, June 22, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Schurz. No. 6.] Department of State,Washington, June 22, 1861. Sir: I send you an extract of a letter from Mr. Sanford, our minister at Belgium. You…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, July 1, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 32.] Department of State,Washington, July 1, 1861. Sir: Your despatch No. 8 (dated June 14) has been received. My despatch, No. 21, of 19th…
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William H. Seward to James S. Pike, July 1, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 8] Department of State,Washington, July 1, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of June 8 (No. 1) has been received. The President approves of your conduct…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, July 6, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 27.] Department of State,Washington, July 6, 1861. Sir: Your despatch No 12 (dated June 22) has been received. It relates to our proposition for…
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William H. Seward to Cassius M. Clay, July 8, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Clay. No. 8.] Department of State,Washington, July 8, 1861. Sir: Your despatch No. 3, dated June 7, was duly received, and the intelligence of your safe…
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William H. Seward to James S. Pike, July 8, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 11.] Department of State,Washington, July 8, 1861. Sir: Your despatch, No. 4, dated June 16 has been duly received. You will, at the first…
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William H. Seward to Jacob S. Haldeman, July 8, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Haldeman. No. 2] Department of State,Washington, July 8, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of June 14 (No. 1) has just been received. Your safe arrival at your…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford, July 8, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 12.] Department of State,Washington, July 8, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of June 22 (No. 9) was duly received. It is, in the main, not…
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William H. Seward to Cassius M. Clay, July 9, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Clay. No. 9.] Department of State,Washington, July 9, 1861. Sir: Mr. Appleton’s despatch of May 22, (June 3,) No. 18, has been received. It contains the…
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William H. Seward to Señor Don Gabriel Garcia y Tassara, July 15, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Tassara. Department of State,Washington, July 15, 1861. The undersigned, Secretary of State, has the honor of addressing Mr. Tassara on the subject of certain vessels belonging…
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William H. Seward to Fr. Gerolt, July 16, 1861
Mr. Seward to Baron Gerolt. Department of State,Washington, July 16, 1861. The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor of acknowledging the receipt of a copy…