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Cassius M. Clay to William H. Seward, November 15, 1863
Mr. Clay to Mr. Seward No. 30.] Legation of the United States, St. Petersburg, Russia, November 15, 1863. Sir: The French seem to have confined their criticism of their late…
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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, November 16, 1863
Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Seward No. 75.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Kanagawa, Yokohama, November 16, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that the prince…
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Cassius M. Clay to William H. Seward, November 17, 1863
[Extracts.] Mr. Clay to Mr. Seward No. 31.] Legation of the United States, St. Petersburg, Russia, November 17, 1863. Sir: Your despatch No. 41 is received; also the copy of…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, November 18, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, November 18, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you an extract from a despatch from the British acting consul at New…
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James Pike to William H. Seward, November 18, 1863
[Extract.] Mr. Pike to Mr. Seward No. 111.] United States Legation, The Hague, November 18, 1863. The 50th anniversary of the expulsion of the French domination was celebrated here yesterday…
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Anson Burlingame to William H. Seward, November 18, 1863
Mr. Burlingame to Mr. Seward No. 57.] Legation of the United States, Peking, November 18, 1863. Sir: In my despatch No. 16 I indicated the purposes to which I thought…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, November 19, 1863
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 378.] Paris, November 19, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 425; and so likewise your despatch…
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Sanford to William H. Seward, November 19, 1863
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 161.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, November 19, 1863. Sir: I have reason to believe that Belgium will accept the invitation of the…
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Harvey to William H. Seward, November 19, 1863
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 240.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, November 19, 1863. Sir:The French charge d’affaires delivered to the King on the 12th instant a special…
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AMOS PERRY, United States Consul to William H. Seward, November 19, 1863
Mr. Perry to Mr. Seward. No. 20.] United States Consulate, Tunis, November 19, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to report, that while no very important events have of late…
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Henry L. Sanford to William H. Seward, November 19, 1863
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 161.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, November 19, 1863. Sir: I have reason to believe that Belgium will accept the invitation of the…
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James E. Harvey to William H. Seward, November 19, 1863
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 240.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, November 19, 1863. Sir:The French charge d’affaires delivered to the King on the 12th instant a special…
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THOMAS SAVAGE, Vice Consul General to William H. Seward, November 20, 1863
Mr. Savage to Mr. Seward. United States Consulate General, Havana, November 20, 1863, Sir: Over one thousand African negroes were brought to this city a few days since. It is…
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Anson Burlingame to William H. Seward, November 23, 1863
Mr. Burlingame to Mr. Seward No. 58.] Legation of the United States, Peking, November 23, 1863. Sir: As a sequel to the flotilla affair, I have now to inform you…
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Sanford to William H. Seward, November 23, 1863
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 163.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, November 23, 1863. Sir: I learn that the reply of the King to the invitation of Napoleon…
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Henry L. Sanford to William H. Seward, November 23, 1863
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 163.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, November 23, 1863. Sir: I learn that the reply of the King to the invitation of Napoleon…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, November 24, 1863
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 39.] Legation of the United States of America, Vienna, November 24, 1863. Sir: I beg to call your attention to a debate in the…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, November 24, 1863
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 40.] Legation of the U. S. of America at Vienna, November24 1863. Sir:There are symptoms that the German-Danish question in the duchies of Schleswig…
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HENRY JOSEPHS, Chairman to William H. Seward, November 25, 1863
Mr. Josephs to Mr. Seward. No. 85.] Board of Delegates of American Israelites. New York, Kislev, 14, 5624, November 25, 1863. Sir: It becomes our duty, as representatives of the…
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Anson Burlingame to William H. Seward, November 26, 1863
Mr. Burlingame to Mr. Seward No. 59.] Legation of the United States, Peking, November 26, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 32,…
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Harvey to William H. Seward, November 26, 1863
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 241.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, November 26, 1863. Sir: I have received telegrams from various persons and from different quarters within the…
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James E. Harvey to William H. Seward, November 26, 1863
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 241.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, November 26, 1863. Sir: I have received telegrams from various persons and from different quarters within the…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, November 27, 1863
[Extract.] Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 545.] Legation of the United States, London, November 27, 1863. Sir: Despatches numbered 753, 754, and 755 have been received from the department…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, November 27, 1863
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 380.] Paris, November 27, 1863. Sir: In the course of my conversation with Mr. Drouyn de l’Huys yesterday, I referred briefly to what he…