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 Mr. Campbell No. 3.] Department of State, Washington, October 25, 1866. Sir: You are aware that a friendly and explicit arrangement exists between this government and the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Marsh. No. 158. Department of State, Washington, October 27, 1866. Sir: Your despatch No. 166, of the 6th instant, on the subject of the exaction of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thurston No. 99.] Department of State, Washington, October 27, 1866. Sir: For your information I enclose a copy of a note of this date which I…
Mr. Seward to Sir F. Bruce Department of State, Washington, October 27, 1866. Sir: It is understood that Robert B. Lynch and John McMahon have been recently convicted in a…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Salgar Department of State, Washington, October 27, 1866. General: Your note of the 16th instant, relative to the killing of George Holmes, at Aspinwall, on the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Courtney Department of State, Washington, November 8, 1866. Sir: I enclose the original of a letter addressed to me by a person signing himself Antonio Lopez…
Mr. Seward to Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, jr Department of State, Washington, November 8, 1866. Sir: I have received your letter of yesterday, representing yourself to be the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burton No. 158.] Department of State, Washington, November 8, 1866. Sir: Your despatch No. 271, of September last, upon the subject of the landing of a…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Campbell [By military telegraph.] Department of State, Washington, November 9, 1866. Lewis D. Campbell, Minister to Mexico, Metropolitan Hotel, New York: Your telegram of this morning…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burton No. 159.] Department of State, Washington, November 9, 1866. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 275, of last September, containing…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burton No. 163.] Department of State, Washington, November 12, 1866. Sir: With reference to the decree of President Mosquera of the 17th of August, a copy…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burton No. 164.] Department of State, Washington, November 13, 1866. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 277, of the…
Mr. Seward to Sir F. Bruce Department of State, Washington, November 15, 1866. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 15th instant, in…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 1875.] Department of State, Washington, November 16, 1866. Sir: I transmit for your information a printed copy of an instruction of the 25th ultimo,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 1876.] Department of State, Washington, November 17, 1866. Sir: I transmit herewith for your information the copy of a note which, on the 15th…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Wilson No. 4.] Department of State, Washington, November 19, 1866. Sir: Your despatch of October 23, No. 4, has been received. Your proceedings in regard to…
Mr. Seward to Sir F. Bruce Department of State, Washington, November 20, 1866. My Dear Sir: I beg leave to ask your attention to a copy of a despatch which…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Campbell No. 4.] Department of State, Washington, November 23, 1866. Sir: I give you a copy of a despatch which has just been received from Mr.…
[Untitled] Department of State, Washington, November 23, 1866. Sir: The President has referred to this department the memorial of the 13th instant, over your signature and that of other clergymen…
Mr. Seward to General Salgar Department of State, Washington, November 23, 1866. Sir: On the 16th of March last you were pleased to address a memorandum containing certain propositions with…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dix Department of State, Washington, November 23, 1866. Sir: I give you a copy of a despatch which has just been received from Mr. Bigelow, and…
Mr. Seward to Mr. King No. 44.] Department of State,Washington, November 26, 1866. Sir: Your despatch, No. 65, of the 2d instant, has been received. The course which you adopted…
Mr. Seward to Sir F. Bruce Department of State, Washington, November 26, 1866. Sir: I have the honor to enclose a copy of a letter of the 13th instant from…
[Telegram per cable.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. Department of State, Washington, November 29, 1866. Disavow and reject, in the name of the United States, the whole arrangement made by…