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William H. Seward to J. Ross Browne, September 7, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Browne No. 4.] Department of State, Washington, September 7, 1868. Sir: I have received Mr. Williams’s dispatch of July, No. 16. I am gratified with the…
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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 J. Ross Browne, September 8, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Browne No. 6.] Department of State, Washington, September 8, 1868. Sir: S. Wells Williams, esq., on the 26th of May last, addressed his dispatch No. 12…
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William H. Seward to Reverdy Johnson, September 14, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Johnson No. 16.] Department of State, Washington, September 14, 1868. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch of the 29th of August, No.…
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William H. Seward to George Bancroft, September 14, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bancroft. No. 83.] Department of State, Washington, September 14, 1868. Sir: I have just received your dispatch of the 25th of August, which is accompanied by…
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William H. Seward to James Watson Webb, September 15, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Webb. No. 235.] Department of State, September 15, 1868. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch of the 7th of August, which is…
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William H. Seward to Reverdy Johnson, September 17, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Johnson No. 18.] Department of State, Washington, September 17, 1868. Sir: I inclose a copy of an instruction of the 8th instant to Mr. J. Ross…
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William H. Seward to John P. Hale, September 19, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Hale. No. 127.] Department of State, Washington, September 19, 1868. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch of the 27th of August, No.…
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William H. Seward to Reverdy Johnson, September 23, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Johnson No. 20.] Department of State, September 23, 1868. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch of the 12th of September, No. 14.…
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William H. Seward to M. Berthemy, September 30, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Berthemy Department of State, Washington, September 30, 1868. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your note of the 25th instant, in which you state…
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William H. Seward to John A. D, October 5, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dix No. 205.] Department of State, Washington, October 5, 1868. Sir: I enclose a transcript of a letter from the Honorable John A. Bingham, a member…
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William H. Seward to Revedy Johnson, October 7, 1868
[Telegram per cable.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Johnson Department of State, Washington, October 7, 1868. Your 20 received. See and adhere to my 20. Send protocol by cable, in cipher.…
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William H. Seward to Edward de Stoeckl, October 8, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. de Stoeckl Department of State, Washington, October 8, 1868. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of September, (October,) accompanied by…
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William H. Seward to Edward F. McCook, October 9, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. McCook. No. 50.] Department of State, Washington, October 9, 1868. Sir: Your dispatch of the 4th of September, No. 57, has been received. I have read…
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William H. Seward to Jesse H. McMath, October 12, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. McMath. No. 38.] Department of State, Washington, October 12, 1868. Sir: There is a rumor here that differences in regard to precedence have arisen among the…
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William H. Seward to Edward Thornton, October 12, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thornton Department of State, Washington, October 12, 1868. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 24th ultimo, in which…
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William H. Seward to John P. Hale, October 13, 1868
[Telegram per cable.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Hale. Department of State, Washington, October 13, 1868. Reciprocate in President’s name the salutations of the provisional government, communicated by Spanish minister here,…
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William H. Seward to William Henry Seward, October 14, 1868
Mr. George F. Seward to Mr. William H. Seward. No. 317.] Shanghai, October 14, 1868. (Received December 7, 1868.) Sir: I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, giving a…
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William H. Seward to Reverdy Johnson, October 24, 1868
[Telegram per cable.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Johnson Department of State, Washington, October 24, 1868. Insist on convention like 1853, without now naming arbiter. Convention must be submitted to Senate…
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William H. Seward to Reverdy Johnson, October 25, 1868
[Telegram per cable.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Johnson Department of State, Washington, October 25, 1868. Naturalization protocol approved. Can you hasten claims convention? WILLIAM H. SEWARD. Reverdy Johnson, Esq., &c.,…
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William H. Seward to Reverdy Johnson, October 26, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Johnson No. 31.] Department of State, Washington, October 26, 1868. Sir: I give you herewith a copy of a cable telegram which was sent you on…
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William H. Seward to Gideon H. Hollister, November 2, 1868
Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Hollister. No. 14.] Department of State, Washington, November 2, 1868. Sir: I inclose a translation of a communication to this department of the 30th…
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William H. Seward to Jacob B. Blair, November 5, 1868
Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Blair. No. 5.] Department of State, Washington, November 5, 1868. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch No. 2, of the…
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William H. Seward to Reverdy Johnson, November 7, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Johnson No. 36.] Department of State, Washington, November 7, 1868. Sir: Your dispatch of the 17th of October, No. 35, has been received. It is accompanied…
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William H. Seward to John P. Hale, November 9, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Hale. No. 134.] Department of State, Washington, November 9, 1868. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch of the 9th of October, No.…