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.
[Extracts.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 599.] Department of State, Washington, July 2, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of the 17th of June, No. 491, was received and immediately submitted…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Stoeckl Department of State, Washington, July 2, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 5–17th ultimo, communicating to…
[Extract.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 1021.] Department of State, Washington, July 4, 1864. Sir: The honorable Salmon P. Chase, on the 30th ultimo, resigned the office of the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike No. 164.] Department of State, Washington, July 4, 1864. Sir: I transmit, for your information, a copy of an instruction of the 2d instant, No.…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, July 5, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to enclose a copy of a despatch of the 4th ultimo, No.…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. Department of State, Washington, July 6, 1864. Jonathan Amory, Despatch Agent, Boston: Send the following to Mr. Adams by steamer of to-day: Reports received during…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 1025.] Department of State, Washington, July 8, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 21st of…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, July 8, 1864, My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 27th ultimo, relative…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 601.] Department of State, Washington, July 8, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 20th of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 1027.] Department.of State, Washington, July 9, 1864. Sir: It has become necessary to revise our customary form of exequatur for consuls, and it is…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Geofroy Department of State, Washington, July 9, 1864. Sir: With reference to the memorandum, without date, which was received at this department from his Imperial Majesty’s…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Koerner. No. 111.] Department of State, Washington, July 9, 1864. Sir:Mr. F. L. Barreda, who for some time past has been accredited as the minister of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Koerner. No. 111.] Department of State, Washington, July 9, 1864. Sir:Mr. F. L. Barreda, who for some time past has been accredited as the minister of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 1029.] Department of State, Washington, July 11, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 23d of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 1041.] Department of State, Washington, July 11, 1864. Sir: My despatches were delayed last week by reason of the interruption of the postal and…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 603.] Department of State, Washington, July 11, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of the 24th of June, No. 495, has been received. It gives me…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 165.] Department of State, Washington, July 11, 1864. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 22d of June, No.…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Koerner. No. 112.] Department of State, Washington, July 11, 1864. Sir: I am indebted to you for a very lucid and interesting account of your conversation…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Koerner. No. 112.] Department of State, Washington, July 11, 1864. Sir: I am indebted to you for a very lucid and interesting account of your conversation…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 1032.] Department of State, Washington, July 12, 1864. Sir: The insurgent movement in the Shenandoah valley, which I mentioned in a late despatch, developed…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 604.] Department of State, Washington, July 12, 1864 Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 24th ultimo, No. 494,…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, July 13,1864. My Lord: Referring to your communication of the 13th ultimo, in which under the instruction of her Majesty’s government,…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State,. Washington, July 13, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note, of the 11th instant, presenting…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Fogg. No. 53.] Department of State, Washington, July 13,.1864. Sir: The consul general of Switzerland in this city Mr. John Hitz, has transmitted to this department,…