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William H. Seward to E. Joy Morris, March 31, 1866
Mr. Seward to Mr. Morris. No. 109.] Department of State, Washington, March 31, 1866. Sir: Your despatch of the 28th of February, No. 145, has been received. It is accompanied…
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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 Charles Francis Adams, April 3, 1866
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 1731.] Department of State, Washington, April 3, 1866. Sir: I enclose herewith a copy of a communication which his excellency Frederick Smyth, governor of…
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William H. Seward to Joseph A. Wright, April 9, 1866
Mr. Seward to Mr. Wright. No. 28.] Department of State, Washington, April 9, 1866. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your despatch of the 21st of March, (No.…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, April 10, 1866
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 1737.] Department of State, Washington, April 10, 1866. Sir: I send you a copy of a very suggestive letter from Mr. Richard D. Cutts,…
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William H. Seward to Henry E. McCulloch, April 10, 1866
Mr. Seward, Secretary of State, to Mr. McCulloch, Secretary of Treasury. Department of State, Washington, April 10, 1866. [646] Sir: At the instance of Mr. Tassara, the Spanish minister, I…
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William H. Seward to Henry E. McCulloch, April 10, 1866
Mr. Seward, Secretary of State, to Mr. McCulloch, Secretary of the Treasury. Department of State, Washington, April 10, 1866. [4] Sir: At the instance of Mr. Tassara, the Spanish minister,…
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William H. Seward to Daniel S. Dickinson, April 11, 1866
Mr. Seward, Secretary of State, to Mr. Dickinson, district attorney. Department of State, Washington, April 11, 1866. Sir: I inclose a translation of a note of yesterday, addressed to this…
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William H. Seward to Señor Don Gabriel Garcia y Tassara, April 11, 1866
[648] *Mr. Seivard, Secretary of State, to Mr. Tassara, Spanish minister Department of State, Washington, April 11, 1866. The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor…
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William H. Seward to William Dennison , Postmaster General, April 11, 1866
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dennison Department of State, Washington, April 11, 1866. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your note of the 10th of April. By that paper…
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William H. Seward to Daniel S. Dickinson, April 11, 1866
[5] *Mr. Seward, Secretary of State, to Mr. Dickinson, district attorney. Department of State, Washington, April 11, 1866. Sir: I inclose a translation of a note of yesterday, addressed to…
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William H. Seward to Señor Don Gabriel Garcia y Tassara, April 11, 1866
[6] *Mr. Seward, Secretary of State, to Mr. Tassara, Spanish minister. Department of State, Washington, April 11, 1866. The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor…
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William H. Seward to Abraham Lincoln, April 12, 1866
[Untitled] Department of State, Washington, April 12, 1866. The Secretary of State to whom was referred a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 10th instant, in the following…
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William H. Seward to E. D. Culver, April 16, 1866
[Extract.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Culver No. 118.] Department of State, Washington, April 16, 1866. Sir: I have received your despatches of the 27th of February, No. 145, and of…
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William H. Seward to Gideon Welles, April 16, 1866
[7] *Mr. Seward, Secretary of State, to Mr. Welles, Secretary of the Navy. Department of State, Washington, April 16, 1866. Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith a copy…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, April 17, 1866
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No 1738.] Department of State, Washington, April 17, 1866. Sir: Referring to instruction No. 1737, of the 11th of this month, relative to the fishery…
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William H. Seward to Señor Matias Romero, April 18, 1866
Mr. Seward to Mr. Romero Department of State, Washington, April 18, 1866. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your communication of the 25th ultimo, in reply to mine…
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William H. Seward to William V. V. Lidgerwood, April 18, 1866
Mr. Seward to Mr. Lidgerwood. No. 169.] Department of State, Washington, April 18, 1866. Sir: I have received your despatch of the 3d ultimo, which is not numbered. (No. 7.)…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, April 21, 1866
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 1742.] Department of State, Washington, April 21, 1866. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 7th instant, No. 1178,…
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William H. Seward to Robert C. Kirk, April 21, 1866
Mr. Seward to Mr. Kirk. No. 104] Department of State, Washington, April 21, 1866. Sir: We have learned with much surprise that Charles A. Washburn, esq., minister resident of the…
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William H. Seward to Allen A. Hall, April 21, 1866
Mr. Seward to Mr. Hall. No. 40] Department of State, Washington, April 21, 1866. Sir: Hitherto your instructions have been not to recognize any government in Bolivia which was not…
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William H. Seward to Henry E. McCulloch, April 21, 1866
Mr. Seward, Secretary of State, to Mr. McCulloch, Secretary of the Treasury. Department of State, Washington, April 21, 1866. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your…
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William H. Seward to Señor Matias Romero, April 22, 1866
Mr. Seward to Señor Romero Department of State, Washington, April 22, 1866. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your three notes, two of which are dated…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, April 23, 1866
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 1743.] Department of State, Washington, April 23, 1866. Sir: At the instance of the government of Great Britain, Mr. Ellis, her Majesty’s chargé d’affaires…
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William H. Seward to John Bigelow, April 23, 1866
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bigelow No. 441.] Department of State, Washington, April 23, 1866. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 26th ultimo, No. 292,…