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.
[Extract.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Campbell No. 10.] Department of State, Washington, December 17, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of the 5th ultimo, No. 7, has been received, and so much…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 1194.] Department of State, Washington, December 19, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 25th of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley Department of State, Washington, December 19, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to communicate, for your information, a copy of an instruction of this department…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 728.] Department of State, Washington December 20, 1864. Sir: I enclose a copy of a resolution which yesterday passed the House of Representatives by…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 1197] Department of State, Washington, December 21, 1864. Sir: I have received your despatch of November 25, No. 819, in which the detention of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford No. 155] Department of State, Washington, December 21, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of November 25, No. 229, has been received, and I thank you very…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bigelow No. 1.] Department of State, Washington, December 21, 1864. Sir: I enclose for your information a copy of a despatch of the 12th ultimo, No.…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley Department of State, Washington, December 22, 1864, Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 17th instant, relative to…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bigelow No. 1.] Department of State, Washington, December 22, 1864. Sir: I have received your despatch of the 2d of December, which was written upon the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pennington Department of State; Washington, December 23, 1864. Sir: I have received your despatch of the 2d instant, No. 1, announcing to this department the sudden…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bigelow No. 3.] Department of State, Washington, December 24, 1864. Sir: Referring to my instruction No. 1, enclosing your commission as charge d’affaires ad interim to…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 1200.] Department of State, Washington, December 25, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of the 1st of December, No. 825, has been received. It is accompanied…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 1201] Department of State, Washington, December 26, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of December 1, No. 823, has been received, together with a copy of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 1204.] Department of State, Washington, December 26, 1864. Sir: In your despatch of the 1st of December, No. 823, you mention that Earl Russell…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bigelow No. 5.] Department of State, Washington, December 26, 1864. Sir: Mr. Pennington’s despatch of the 7th of December, No. 2, has been received, and I…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 1208.] Department of State, Washington, December 27, 1864. Sir: On the night of the 20th instant the enemy, under the pressure of the siege,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey No. 162.] Department of State, Washington, December 27, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of the 3d of December, No. 305, has been received. The proceedings which…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bigelow No. 6.] Department of State, Washington, December 27, 1864. Sir: Mr. Pennington’s despatch of the 7th, No. 3, has been received, and I perform an…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley Department of State, Washington, December 28, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 13th instant, submitting for…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley Department of State, Washington, December 29, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge, with sincere gratification, the receipt of your note of the 24th,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bigelow No. 9.] Department of State, Washington, December 29,1864. Sir: On the 30th ultimo, and on the 7th instant, our consul at Nantes informed this department…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley Department of State, Washington, December 30, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to enclose, for the information of her Majesty’s government, a copy of depositions…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 1216.] Department of State, Washington, December 31, 1864. Sir: You know how, in the beginning of our unhappy civil commotion, this government declined to…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley Department of State, Washington, December 31, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday, communicating to me the…