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William H. Seward to Cassius M. Clay, August 12, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Clay. No. 12.] Department of State,Washington, August 12, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of 21st of June (No. 4) has been received. The account which it gives…
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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 William S. Thayer, August 13, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thayer. No. 3.] Department of State,Washington, August 13, 1861. Sir: I have received and have read with much interest your despatch of the 29th of June,…
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William H. Seward to Carl Schurz, August 15, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Schurz. No. 21.] Department of State,Washington, August 15, 1861. Sir: Mr. Perry’s despatch, No. 13, dated July 12, was delayed, and only came to hand simultaneously…
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William H. Seward to James S. Pike, August 15, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 15.] Department of State,Washington, August 15, 1861. Sir: We learn, in a manner which obliges us to give unwilling credit, that the Sumter, an…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, August 17, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 61.] Department of State,Washington, August 17, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of August 2 (No. 22) has been received. It is accompanied by a correspondence…
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William H. Seward to Charles F. Adams, August 17, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 64.] Department of State,Washington, August 17, 1861. Sir: Among the letters found on the person of Robert Mure, mentioned in my despatch No. 63,…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, August 17, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 41.] Department of State,Washington, August 17, 1861. Sir: I send you a copy of a despatch, which is this day sent to Mr Adams,…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, August 17, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 42.] Department of State,Washington, August 17, 1861. Sir: * * * * * * * * You will learn from a distinct despatch, No.…
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William H. Seward to James E. Harvey, August 17, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 5.] Department of State,Washington, August 17, 1861. Sir: Your despatch No. 7, dated July 28, has been received. It is accompanied by a copy…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, August 19, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 46.] Department of State,Washington, August 19, 1861. Sir: Your despatch No. 22, under the date of July 30, has been received. It relates to…
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William H. Seward to Jacob S. Haldeman, August 19, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Haldeman. No. 6.] Department of State,Washington, August 19, 1861. Sir: * * * * * * * * * * * * The information which you…
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William H. Seward to Carl Schurz, August 20, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Schurz. No. 23.] Department of State,Washington, August 20, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of the 22d July, No. 5, has been received. The reduction of imposts on…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford, August 21, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 24.] Department of State,Washington, August 21, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of July 30 (No. 16) has been received. I am not disappointed, nor do…
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William H. Seward to James E. Harvey, August 21, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 7.] Department of State,Washington, August 21, 1861. Sir: Your despatch No. 4, under the date of July 20, has been received. Your address to…
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William H. Seward to The Chevalier Hulsemann, August 22, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Hülsemann. Department of State,Washington, August 22, 1861. The undersigned, the Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a…
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William H. Seward to Bradford R. Wood, August 22, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Wood. No. 8.] Department of State,Washington, August 22, 1861. Sir: Your despatches to No. 5, of the 26th ultimo, have been received. From your No. 4…
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William H. Seward to James E. Harvey, August 24, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 8.] Department of State,Washington, August 24, 1861. Sir: Your despatch No. 8, dated July 30, has been received, and I have the pleasure of…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, August 27, 1861
Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 74.] Department of State,Washington, August 27, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of August 8, No. 25, has been received. The account you have…
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William H. Seward to J. Lothrop Motley, August 27, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Motley. No. 2.] Department of State,Washington, August 27, 1861. Sir: The despatch of your predecessor, Mr. Jones, No. 23, dated August 6, has been received and…
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William H. Seward to E. Joy Morris, August 28, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Morris. No. 3.] Department of State,Washington, August 28, 1861. Sir: The despatch of Mr. Brown, secretary of legation, (No. 10,) dated July 17, has been received.…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, September 2, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 78.] Department of State,Washington, September 2, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of the 16th of August, number 29, has been received. * * * *…
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William H. Seward to Carl Schurz, September 3, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Schurz. No. 26.] Department of State,Washington, September 3, 1861. Sir: Your despatch No. 6, under the date of August 6, has been received. Your note written…
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William H. Seward to Cassius M. Clay, September 3, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Clay. No. 13.] Department of State,Washington, September 3, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of the 3d of August (No. 5) has been received. I have been quite…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, September 5, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 53.] Department of State,Washington, September 5, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of August 19, No. 31, has been received. Before this shall reach you, my…