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 Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 30, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your lordship’s communication of the 24th instant,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 134.] Department of State, Washington, March 31, 1864. Sir:Your despatch No. 264, of the 10th of March, relative to the presence of the rebel…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Haldeman. No. 39.] Department of State, Washington, March 31, 1864. Sir:Your despatch No. 44, of the 8th instant, has been received, and your graphic account of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 134.] Department of State, Washington, March 31, 1864. Sir:Your despatch No. 264, of the 10th of March, relative to the presence of the rebel…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Haldeman. No. 39.] Department of State, Washington, March 31, 1864. Sir:Your despatch No. 44, of the 8th instant, has been received, and your graphic account of…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons,. Department of State, Washington, April 1, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of this date and, of…
[Extracts.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 516.] Department of State, Washington, April 1, 1864. Sir: I enclose a copy of a memorandum on the Talambo question, so called, between…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Koerner. No. 76.] Department of State, Washington, April 1, 1864. Sir: I enclose a copy of a memorandum on the subject of what is called the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Koerner. No. 76.] Department of State, Washington, April 1, 1864. Sir: I enclose a copy of a memorandum on the subject of what is called the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Geofroy Department of State, Washington, April 2, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 29th ultimo, informing me…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Wood. No. 85.] Department of State, Washington, April 2, 1864. Sir:Herewith I enclose a transcript of a letter addressed to this department by Dr. Durbin, corresponding…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Wood. No. 85.] Department of State, Washington, April 2, 1864. Sir:Herewith I enclose a transcript of a letter addressed to this department by Dr. Durbin, corresponding…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 896.] Department of State, Washington, April 4, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of March 18, No. 625, has been received. The delay, perhaps I may…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 519.] Department of State, Washington, April 4, 1864. Sir: I transmit herewith for your information a copy of a despatch of the 4th ultimo…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 898.] Department of State, Washington, April 5, 1864. Sir: I transmit herewith a copy of a despatch of the 5th of February last, No.…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 900.] Department of State, Washington, April 5, 1864. Sir: We are informed by Mr. Dudley that the case of the extradition of the pirates…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 901.] Department of State, Washington. April 5, 1864. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 18th ultimo, No. 621,…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 5, 1864. My Lord: Recurring to your note of the 21st ultimo, respecting the case of the Margaret and Jessie,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 521.] Department of State, Washington, April 5, 1864. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 21st ultimo No. 438,…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 6, 1864. My Lord: Recurring to your communication of the 24th ultimo in relation to the imprisonment in Fort Warren…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Geofroy Department of State, Washington, April 6, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 3d instant, in which…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 905.] Department of State, Washington, April 7, 1864. Sir: In your despatch No. 628 you have given me an account of the proceedings of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Koerner. No. 81.] Department of State, Washington, April 7, 1864. Sir: In your despatch of March 20, No. 82, you mention the probability that the Archduke…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Koerner. No. 81.] Department of State, Washington, April 7, 1864. Sir: In your despatch of March 20, No. 82, you mention the probability that the Archduke…