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Harvey to William H. Seward, April 7, 1864
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 269.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, April 7, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 129,…
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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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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, April 7, 1864
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 448.] Paris, April 7, 1864. Sir: Mr. Drouyn de l’Huys has informed me to-day that Annan had sold to Sweden those two iron-clad rams…
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Norman B. Judd to William H. Seward, April 7, 1864
[Extract.] Mr. Judd to Mr. Seward. No. 61.] United States Legation, Berlin, April 7, 1864. Sir:Your despatch, No. 68, dated March 14, is received. I enclose herewith copies of letters…
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James E. Harvey to William H. Seward, April 7, 1864
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 269.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, April 7, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 129,…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, April 8, 1864
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 653.] Legation of the United States, London, April 8, 1864. Sir: I have just received a letter from Mr. Mellen, consul at Mauritius, covering…
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Robert H. Pruyn to William H. Seward, April 8, 1864
Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Seward No. 31.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Kanagawa, April 8, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that an embassy has…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, April 9, 1864
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 654.] Legation of the United States, London, April 9, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, out of the regular course, a…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, April 9, 1864
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 9, 1864. Sir: Her Majesty’s principal secretary of state for foreign affairs has transmitted to me a copy of a representation made to…
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AMOS PERRY, United States Consul to William H. Seward, April 9, 1864
Mr. Perry to Mr. Seward. No. 30.] United States Consulate, Tunis, April 9, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to report that a decoration has been recently received from the…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, April 11, 1864
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 11, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you copies of two despatches, and their enclosures, which I received from the…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, April 11, 1864
[Extract.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 449.] Paris, April 11, 1864. Sir: After sundry impediments, which, it would seem, have rendered the action of the Archduke Maximilian somewhat uncertain,…
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Harvey to William H. Seward, April 12, 1864
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 270.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, April 12, 1864. Sir: The accompanying letter from the United States consul at Fayal has just been…
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James E. Harvey to William H. Seward, April 12, 1864
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 270.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, April 12, 1864. Sir: The accompanying letter from the United States consul at Fayal has just been…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, April 13, 1864
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 13, 1864. Sir: With reference to the note which you did me the honor to address to me on the 17th of last…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, April 14, 1864
[Extracts.] Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 658.] Legation of the United States, London, April 14, 1864. Sir: Since my No. 644, of the 8th of April, I have received…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, April 14, 1864
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 14, 1864. Sir: With reference to your notes of the 11th, 16th, and 29th ultimo, and to my notes of the 13th and…
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Joy Morris to William H. Seward, April 14, 1864
Mr. Morris to Mr. Seward. No. 84.] Legation of the United States of America, Constantinople, April 14, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of despatches Nos.…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, April 14, 1864
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 450.] Paris, April 14, 1864. Sir: I herewith enclose to you a number of slips, cut from Galignani of the 12th, 13th and 14th…
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N. B. Judd to William H. Seward, April 16, 1864
[Extract.] Mr. Judd to Mr. Seward. No. 62.] Legation of the United States, Berlin, April 16, 1864. Sir:Your despatches Nos. 69 and 70, dated 19th and 21st of March, respectively,…
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Marsh to William H. Seward, April 16, 1864
Mr. Marsh to Mr. Seward. No. 91.] Legation of the United States, Turin, April 16, 1864. Sir: I enclose herewith a copy of No. 89 of the Official Gazette of…
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George P. Marsh to William H. Seward, April 16, 1864
Mr. Marsh to Mr. Seward. No. 91.] Legation of the United States, Turin, April 16, 1864. Sir: I enclose herewith a copy of No. 89 of the Official Gazette of…
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De Geofroy to William H. Seward, April 17, 1864
[Translation.] Mr. Geofroy to Mr. Seward Legation of France to the United States, Washington, April 17, 1864. Sir: The direct importation of brandies and spirits is prohibited at New Orleans…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, April 18, 1864
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 18, 1864. Sir: Her Majesty’s government have had under their consideration the correspondence which has taken place between this legation and the State…
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Gustavus Koerner to William H. Seward, April 18, 1864
Mr. Koerner to Mr. Seward. No. 88.] Legation of the United States, Madrid, April 18, 1864. Sir:Despatch No. 75, enclosing communication from the Navy Department, was received last night. The…