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William H. Seward to John A. D, July 3, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dix No. 188.] Department of State, Washington, July 3, 1868. Sir: I have carefully read your dispatch of the 26th of May, No. 231, which relates…
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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 John P. Hale, July 9, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Hale. No. 114.] Department of State, Washington, July 9, 1868. Sir: I transmit a copy of correspondence between this department and the vice-consul general of the…
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William H. Seward to Señor Don Facundo Goñ, July 9, 1868
Mr. Seward, Secretary of State, to Mr. Goñi, Spanish minister. Department of State, Washington, July 9, 1868. [718] The undersigned Secretary of State of the United States has the honor…
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William H. Seward to S. Wells Williams , United States Chargé d’affaires, July 13, 1868
Mr. G. F. Seward to Mr. Williams United States Consulate General, Shanghai, July 13, 1868. Sir: I inclose the supreme court and consular Gazette’s report of the trial in the…
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William H. Seward to Benjamin Moran, July 16, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Moran No. 21.] Department of State, Washington, July 16, 1868. Sir: I inclose a certificate of the naturalization, and of the honorable discharge from the United…
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William H. Seward to Gideon H. Hollister, July 18, 1868
[Extract.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Hollister. No. 7.] Department of State, Washington, July 18, 1868. Sir: I have received your dispatch of the 29th of June, No. 8, in which…
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William H. Seward to R everdy Johnson, July 20, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Johnson No. 2.] Department of State, Washington July 20, 1868. Sir: It is a truism that commercial and industrial interests continually exert a powerful influence in…
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William H. Seward to Señor Don. Facundo Goñ, July 22, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Goñi. Department of State, Washington, July 22, 1868. Sir: The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor to communicate herewith, for the…
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William H. Seward to Edward Thornton, July 23, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thornton Department of State, Washington, July 23, 1868. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for your information and that of the government which you…
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William H. Seward to J. Ross Browne, August 17, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Browne Department of State, Washington, August 17, 1868. Sir: Your letter, written at San Francisco on the 24th of July last, has been received. It is…
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William H. Seward to James Watson Webb, August 17, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Webb. No. 233.] Department of State, Washington, August 17, 1868. Sir: Your dispatch of the 7th day of July, No. 68, has been received. I learn…
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William H. Seward to George Bancroft, August 18, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bancroft. No. 75.] Department of State, Washington, August 18, 1868. Sir: On the 14th January last, the consul general of Würtemberg, at New York, presented, in…
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William H. Seward to John P. Hale, August 19, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Hale. No. 121.] Department of State, Washington, August 19, 1868. Sir: I recur once more to your dispatch No. 142. It gives me pleasure to approve…
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William H. Seward to George Harrington, August 19, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harrington. No. 35.] Department of State, August 19, 1868. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch of the 22d of July last,…
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William H. Seward to Henry G. Worthington, August 19, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Worthington. No. 2.] Department of State, Washington, August 19, 1868. Sir: I transmit herewith, for your information, a copy of an instruction addressed by this department…
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William H. Seward to John A. D, August 20, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dix No. 195.] Department of State, Washington, August 20, 1868. Sir: I have your dispatch of the 7th of August, No. 254. Certainly no one could…
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William H. Seward to E. Joy Morris, August 21, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Morris. No. 187.] Department of State, Washington, August 21, 1868. Sir: Your dispatch of the 31st of July, No. 266, has been received. We have for…
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William H. Seward to Edward Thornton, August 24, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thornton Department of State, Washington, August 24, 1868. Sir: I beg leave to hand you an original letter which was addressed to the President of the…
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William H. Seward to Reverdy Johnson, August 25, 1868
[Telegram per cable.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Johnson Department of State, Washington, August 25, 1868. Inform Webb at Rio that instructions to him were sent yesterday by United States mail…
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William H. Seward to John P. Hale, August 27, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Hale. No. 122.] Department of State, Washington, August 27, 1868. Sir: I have received from the United States minister at Chili a copy of a note,…
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William H. Seward to Judson Kilpatrick, August 27, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Kilpatrick. No. 65.] Department of State, Washington, August 27, 1868. Sir: I have received your dispatch of the 30th of June, No. 120, which is accompanied…
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William H. Seward to George Eaester, August 27, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Raester. Department of State, Washington, August 27, 1868. The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has received a note from Mr. George Raester, chargé…
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William H. Seward to Cassius M. Clay, August 31, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Clay No. 295.] Department of State, Washington, August 31, 1868. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch of the 14th of…
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William H. Seward to Reverdy Johnson, September 3, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Johnson No. 12.] Department of State, Washington, September 3, 1868. Sir: I give you herewith an extract from a dispatch which has been received from Mr.…