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Robert H. Pruyn to William H. Seward, June 30, 1862
Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Seward No. 31.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, June 30, 1862. Sir: It becomes my painful duty to inform you of another outrage…
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Letters to 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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Robert H. Pruyn to William H. Seward, July 2, 1862
Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Seward No. 36.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, July 2, 1862. Sir: The teas of Japan are brought to market in a condition…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, July 3, 1862
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 182.] Legation of the United States, London, July 3, 1862. Sir: I take advantage of the absence of any despatches this week which call…
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Daniel Ruggles to William H. Seward, July 3, 1862
Mr. Ruggles to Mr. Seward. Department of State, July 3, 1862. SIR: On the 25th ultimo I received your instructions of that date to proceed to Fredericksburg, in the State…
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Robert H. Pruyn to William H. Seward, July 8, 1862
Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Seward No. 37.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, July 8, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to transmit a translation of the reply…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, July 9, 1862
[Extracts.] Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 184.] Legation of the United States, London, July 9, 1862. Sir:I have to acknowledge the reception from the department of despatches numbered 274,…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, July 9, 1862
[Extracts.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 168.] Paris, July 9, 1862. Sir: On Friday last three despatches from Mexico to the Emperor are said to have arrived—one from Monsieur…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, July 11, 1862
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 189.] Legation of the United States, London, July 11, 1862. That there has been more or less of communication between the great powers on…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, July 11, 1862
[Extracts.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 173] Paris, July 17, 1862. Sir: The receipt of your despatches from No. 163 to No. 115, both inclusive, is hereby acknowledged. Neither…
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Robert H. Pruyn to William H. Seward, July 15, 1862
Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Seward No. 38.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, July 15, 1862. Sir: I regret to be obliged to inform you that Colonel Neale,…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, July 17, 1862
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 188.] Legation of the United States, London, July 17, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to transmit a copy of my note to Lord…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, July 18, 1862
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 191.] Legation of the United States, London, July 18, 1862. Sir: I have only time before the closing of the bag to transmit the…
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CHASE, Secretary of the Treasury to William H. Seward, July 22, 1862
Mr. Chase to Mr. Seward. Treasury Department, July 22, 1862. Sir: The communication of Mr. Stuart, British charge d’affaires, relative to supposed unauthorized restrictions upon trade between New York and…
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Simon Cameron to William H. Seward, July 23, 1862
Mr. Cameron to Mr. Seward. No. 4.] Legation of the United States, St. Petersburg, July 23, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that, after receiving your communication…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, July 24, 1862
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 194.] Legation of the United States, London, July 24, 1862. Sir: In answer to your despatch numbered 289, of the 5th of July, I…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, July 25, 1862
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 196.] Legation of the United States, London, July 25, 1862. Sir: Since the date of my despatch (No. 187) of the 11th of July,…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, July 31, 1862
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 199.] Legation of the United States, London, July 31, 1862. Sir: You must long before this have received all the information respecting the Laird…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, August 1, 1862
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 202.] Legation of the United States, London, August 1, 1862. Sir: I forgot, in my report of my conference with Lord Russell yesterday, to…
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William Stuart to William H. Seward, August 1, 1862
Mr. Stuart to Mr. Seward. Washington, August 1, 1862. Sir: Lord Lyons addressed various despatches to Earl Russell, in the month of May and in the beginning of June last,…
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Simon Cameron to William H. Seward, August 1, 1862
Mr. Cameron to Mr. Seward. No. 6.] Legation of the United States, St. Petersburg, August 1, 1862. Sir: As every movement relating to an intervention on the part of European…
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Hermann Kreismann to William H. Seward, August 1, 1862
[Extract.] Mr. Kreismann to Mr. Seward No. 1.] United States Legation, Berlin, August 1, 1862. Sir: Mr. Judd having in his despatch No. 29, dated July 7, 1862, advised you…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, August 2, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 178.] Paris, August 2, 1862. Sir: I learn unofficially that Mr. ———states as a fact that France, England, and Russia have agreed to recommend…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, August 4, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 179.] Paris, August 4, 1862. Sir: On Friday last I submitted to Mr. Rouher, minister of foreign affairs ad interim, your despatch No. 180,…
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Simon Cameron to William H. Seward, August 5, 1862
Mr. Cameron to Mr. Seward. No. 5.] Legation of the United States. St. Petersbury, August 5, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches of…