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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, April 7, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 525.] Department of State, Washington, April 7, 1864. Sir: I have received your despatch of March 25, No. 442, which informs me of 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 William L. Dayton, April 8, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 524.] Department of State, Washington, April 8, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of March 25, No. 440, has been received. You allude therein to a…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, April 9, 1864
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 9, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 4th instant, and…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, April 9, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 526.] Department of State, Washington, April 9, 1864. Sir: Mr. Geofroy, charge d’affaires of the Emperor, has submitted for my perusal a despatch which,…
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William H. Seward to L. de Geofroy, April 9, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Geofroy Department of State, Washington, April 9, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 7th instant, stating that…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, April 11, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 908.] Department of State, Washington, April 11, 1864. Sir: As the season advances, public impatience for military movements arises and utters itself often in…
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William H. Seward to L. de Geofroy, April 12, 1864
Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Geofroy Department of State, Washington, April 12, 1864. Sir: Your note of the 7th instant, on the subject of the arrest and imprisonment of…
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William H. Seward to Thomas Savage, April 14, 1864
Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Savage. Department of State, Washington, April 14, 1864. Sir: Your despatch No. 136 has been received, in which you call attention to the case…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, April 15, 1864
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 15, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 11th instant, respecting…
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William H. Seward to Senor Don Gabriel Garcia y Tassara, April 16, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Tassara. Department of State, Washington, April 16, 1864. Sir: In acknowledging the receipt of your confidential communication of the 5th instant, I have the honor to…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, April 18, 1864
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 18, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 13th instant, in…
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William H. Seward to Gustavus Koerner , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Madrid, April 18, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Koerner. No. 82.] Department of State, Washington, April 18, 1864. Sir:Tour despatch of the 27th of March, No. 85, has been received. Your proceedings therein related,…
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William H. Seward to J. Lothrop Motley , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Vienna, April 18, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Motley. No. 66.] Department of State, Washington, April 18, 1864. Sir:After preparing for the outgoing mail very full despatches concerning Mexican affairs, I have just now…
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William H. Seward to Gustavus Koerner, April 18, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Koerner. No. 82.] Department of State, Washington, April 18, 1864. Sir:Tour despatch of the 27th of March, No. 85, has been received. Your proceedings therein related,…
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William H. Seward to J. Lothrop Motley, April 18, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Motley. No. 66.] Department of State, Washington, April 18, 1864. Sir:After preparing for the outgoing mail very full despatches concerning Mexican affairs, I have just now…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, April 19, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 532.] Department of State, Washington, April 19, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of April 1, No.…
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William H. Seward to Anson Burlingame, April 19, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 57.] Department of State, Washington, April 19, 1864. Sir: Your No. 62, of the 5th January last, has been received and is approved. I…
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William H. Seward to Robert H. Pruyn, April 19, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pruyn No. 67.] Department of State, Washington, April 19, 1864. Sir: Your despatches Nos. 13, 14, 15, and 16, all of them dated the 30th of…
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William H. Seward to George P. Marsh , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Turin, April 19, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Marsh. No. 96.] Department of State, Washington, April 19, 1864. Sir: Your despatch, No. 87, of the 21st ultimo, marked confidential, has been received, and I…
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William H. Seward to Jacob S. Haldeman , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c ., Stockholm, April 19, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Haldeman. No. 40.] Department of State, Washington, April 19, 1864. Sir:Your despatch No. 45, dated the 27th ultimo, has been received. The account it gives of…
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William H. Seward to George P. Marsh, April 19, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Marsh. No. 96.] Department of State, Washington, April 19, 1864. Sir: Your despatch, No. 87, of the 21st ultimo, marked confidential, has been received, and I…
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William H. Seward to Jacob S. Haldeman, April 19, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Haldeman. No. 40.] Department of State, Washington, April 19, 1864. Sir:Your despatch No. 45, dated the 27th ultimo, has been received. The account it gives of…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, April 20, 1864
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 20, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your lordship’s note of the 18th instant,…
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William H, Seward, to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, April 21, 1864
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 21, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 18th instant, relative…