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. Pike. No. 89.] Department of State, Washington, February 28, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of the 4th of February has been received. Congress is near a constitutional…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 27.] Department of State, Washington, February 28, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of September 16 (No. 25) has just now been received, having been recovered…
[Extract.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Koerner No. 32.] Department of State, Washington, February 28, 1863. Sir: Tour despatch of January 31st (No. 22) has been received. In view of Mr.…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 500.] Department of State, Washington, March 2, 1863. Sir: Your despatch (No. 332) of the 13th ultimo, relative to remonstrance which you addressed to…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 309.] Department of State, Washington, March 2, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of February 5, No. 265, has been received, and is approved. Notice of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 90.] Department of State, Washington, March 2, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of February 11 (No. 75) has been received. Congress has adopted, from among…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 29.] Department of State, Washington, March 2, 1863. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of yours, No. 30, of the 10th of December…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 30.] Department of State, Washington, March 3, 1863. Sir: Your despatch No. 31, of the 12th of December last, was, with its accompaniments, received…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Mercier. Department of State, Washington, March 5, 1863. Sir: This department has received a further report from the military authorities at New Orleans relative to the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thayer No. 19.] Department of State, Washington, March 6, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of the 27th of January (No. 28) has been received, In addition to…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Judd No. 49.] Department of State, Washington, March 7, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of the 2d ultimo (No. 40) has been received. Your proceedings in the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 505.] Department of State, Washington, March 9, 1863. Sir: The recent capture and destruction of the Jacob Bell, with her cargo, valued at one…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. Department of State, Washington, March 9, 1863. Sir: By direction of the President, I transmit to you a copy of concurrent resolutions of the Congress…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 510.] Department of State, Washington, March 11, 1863. Sir: Your despatch (No. 333) of the 20th ultimo has been received, and the note which…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 91.] Department of State, Washington, March 12, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of February 18 (No. 76) has been received. I think you have argued…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 511.] Department of State, Washington, March 14, 1863. Sir: Herewith you will receive twenty copies of the minutes of the proceedings of the Chamber…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 315.] Department of State, Washington, March 14, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of February 26, No. 279, has been received, and I have read with…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. Department of State, Washington, March 16, 1863. Sir: Your despatch (No. 338) of the 27th ultimo, relative to the surreptitious exportation of specie from Mobile…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 319.] Department of State, Washington, March 16, 1863. Sir: I have to thank you for your despatch, No. 277, of the 26th ultimo, relative…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Morris No. 54.] Department of State, Washington, March 16, 1863. Sir: Your despatches Nos. 49 and 50, of the 19th ultimo, have been received. The latter…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Tassara Department of State, Washington March 20, 1863. The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Koerner No. 37.] Department of State, Washington, March 21, 1863. Sir: I have received your despatch No. 25, dated the 22d ultimo, which is accompanied by…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 521.]. Department of State, Washington, March 23, 1863. Sir: I transmit with this despatch a communication made to this department by Mr. Edward Trowbridge,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thayer No. 20.] Department of State, Washington, March 23, 1863. Sir: Your very interesting despatch of the 17th ultimo (No. 30) has been received. The reception…