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William H. Seward to A. R. Rangabé, January 7, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. A. R. Rangabé. Department of State, Washington, January 7, 1868. Sir: Your note of the 22d ultimo, relative to the proposed modification of the form of…
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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, January 13, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 2118.] Department of State, Washington, January 13, 1868. Sir: Your dispatch of the 24th of December, No. 1503, has been received You were quite…
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William H. Seward to C harles Francis Adams, January 13, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 2119.] Department of State, Washington, January 13, 1868. Sir: Your dispatch of the 24th of December, No. 1502, has been received and laid before…
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William H. Seward to John Hay, January 13, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Hay. No. 11.] Department of State, Washington, January 13, 1868. Sir: I have received your dispatch of the 24th of December, No. 14. Your account of…
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William H. Seward to Charles Hale, January 13, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Hale. No. 49.] Department of State, Washington, January 13, 1868. Sir: Your dispatch of the 16th of December, No. 111, is before me. It furnishes the…
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William H. Seward to Judson Kilpatrick, January 15, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Kilpatrick. No. 55.] Department of State, Washington, January 15, 1868. Sir: On the 11th day of June last I had the honor to make known to…
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William H. Seward to George P. Marsh, January 16, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Marsh. No. 180.] Department of State, Washington, January 16, 1868. Sir: I inclose herewith a transcript of a dispatch of the 6th ultimo, addressed to this…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, January 20, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 2123.] Department of State, Washington, January 20, 1868. Sir: Referring to my No. 2097 in regard to the question pending between the governments of…
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William H. Seward to Francis Clare Ford, January 23, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Ford Department of State, Washington, January 23, 1868. My Dear Sir: Your note of the 20th instant, containing some allusions to the proceedings which were adopted…
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William H. Seward to Edward de Stoeckl, January 24, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. de Stoeckl Department of State, Washington, January 24, 1868. Sir: I have the honor to communicate, for the information of the Russian government, a copy of…
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William H. Seward to R. B. Van Valkenburgh, January 27, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Van Valkenburgh. No. 42.] Department of State, Washington, January 27, 1868. Sir: Your dispatch of the 2d of December, No. 68, has been received. The telegraph…
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William H. Seward to R. B. Van Vankenburgh, January 27, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Van Valkenburgh. No. 43.] Department of State, Washington, January 27, 1868. Sir: Your dispatch of the 20th of November, No. 66, has been received and submitted…
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William H. Seward to Francis Clare Ford, February 4, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Ford Department of State, Washington, February 4, 1868. Sir: I take occasion at the earliest convenient moment to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the…
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William H. Seward to Fitz H. Warren, February 11, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Warren. No. 19.] Department of State, Washington, February 11, 1868. Sir: Your dispatch of the 6th of January, No. 32, has been received, and its accompaniment,…
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William H. Seward to George Bancroft, February 13, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bancroft. No. 41.] Department of State, Washington, February 13, 1868. Sir: Your dispatch of the 23d of January, No. 33, has been received. I thank you…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, February 14, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 2131.] Department of State, Washington, February 14, 1868. Sir: I inclose for your information an extract of a dispatch from Mr. Bancroft, our minister…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, February 17, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams [Telegram per cable.] Department of State, Washington, February 17, 1868. Is counsel, special or otherwise, employed for Nagle, and how? Telegraph. WILLIAM H. SEWARD. Charles…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, February 18, 1868
[Telegram per cable.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. Department of State, Washington, February 18, 1868. Let special bar be employed for Nagle. WILLIAM H. SEWARD. Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c.,…
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[Untitled], February 18, 1868.
[Untitled] Department of State, Washington, February 18, 1868. It is recommended to all citizens of the United States, native or naturalized, who have occasion to visit Great Britain or Ireland,…
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William H. Seward to George Bancroft, February 19, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bancroft. No. 45.] Department of State, Washington, February 19, 1868. Sir: Your dispatch of the 26th of January, No. 36, has been received. You mention two…
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William H. Seward to George P. Marsh, February 20, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Marsh. No. 185.] Department of State, Washington, February 20, 1868. Sir: Your dispatches of the 2d of February, No. 202, and of the 3d of February,…
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William H. Seward to Alexander S. Asboth, February 20, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Asboth. No. 52.] Department of State, Washington, February 20, 1868. Sir: You will receive herewith the correspondence which has taken place between this department and Mr.…
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William H. Seward to Edward L. Plumb, February 20, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Plumb. No. 42.] Department of State, Washington, February 20, 1868. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatches Nos. 70 and 72, of the…
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William H. Seward to Cassius M. Clay, February 24, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Clay No. 278.] Department of State, Washington, February 24, 1868. Sir: I recur on this occasion to my dispatch No. 273, which related to alleged hostile…