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.
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 466.] Department of State, Washington, February 2, 1863. Sir: Herewith I enclose, for presentation to the British government, a copy of a memorial just…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Morris No. 51.] Department of State, Washington, February 2, 1863. Sir: I have the pleasure to enclose herewith a transcript of a letter of the 20th…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 468.] Department of State, Washington, February 3, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of January 16 (No. 298) has been received, and I thank you for…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 469.] Department of State, Washington, February 4, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of January 15 (No. 296) is received only now, after a lapse of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 87.] Department of State, Washington, February 4, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of January 14 (No. 72) has been received, and the President is specially…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame [No. 26.] Department of State, Washington, February 4, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of October 27 (No. 27) has been received. Your proceedings in regard to…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Marsh No. 69.] Department of State, Washington, February 4, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of the 31st December (No. 63) has been received. We are authorized to…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 472.] Department of State, Washington, February 10, 1863. Sir: I write at the last hour, without having received the mails of the Europa. The…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 475.] Department of State, Washington, February 13, 1863. Sir: The mails of the “Europa” have arrived at last. Your despatch of the 22d of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Morris No. 52.] Department of State, Washington, February 13, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of January 8 (No. 45) has been received. The execution of the murderers…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 479.] Department of State, Washington, February 14, 1863. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch (No. .301) of the 22d ultimo,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 300.] Department of State, Washington, February 14, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of the 27th of January, No. 261, has been received. The assiduity and…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 302.] Department of State, Washington, February 16, 1863. Sir: Your confidential despatch of January 30, No. 263, has just been received. I did not…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Taylor. No. 17.] Department of State, Washington, February 18, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of January 21 (No. 27) has been received. This government thought that it…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Wood No. 54.] Department of State, Washington, February 18, 1863. Sir: Your despatches from No. 97, of the 13th ultimo, to No. 100, of the 27th…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 483.] Department of State, Washington, February 19, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of the 29th of January (No. 310) has been received, together with the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thayer No. 18.] Department of State, February 19, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of January 18 (No. 21) has been received. The vigilance and diligence which you…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 304.] Department of State, Washington, February 20, 1863. Sir: You will probably have noticed that a bill has passed the Senate conferring upon the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 485.] Department of State, Washington, February 24, 1863. Sir: The mails again leave in advance of the arrival of incoming despatches. The military and…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Mercier. Department of State, Washington, February 24, 1863. Sir: I have carefully considered the communication of Charles Heidsick, which you have placed in my hands, and…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 486.] Department of State, Washington, February 25, 1863. Sir: I have received the proceedings of a meeting which was recently held in the borough…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Taylor. No. 18.] Department of State, Washington, February 25, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of January 27 (No. 28) has been received. I thank you most sincerely…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 487.] Department of State, Washington, February 26, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of the 6th of February (No. 316) has been received, together with a…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Motley No. 30.] Department of State, Washington, February 26, 1863. Sir: Your very interesting despatch of January 21 (No. 17) has been received. The survey of…