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.
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward. Washington, August 29, 1864. Sir: Her Majesty’s government have had under their consideration the communications which Lord Lyons had the honor to receive from you…
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 72.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, August 29, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches, Nos. 79…
Mr. Fogg to Mr. Seward. No. 68.] United States Legation, Berne, August 29, 1864. Sir:Your despatch of July 28, No. 55, approving of the tenor of my verbal explanation to…
Mr. Fogg to Mr. Seward. No. 68.] United States Legation, Berne, August 29, 1864. Sir:Your despatch of July 28, No. 55, approving of the tenor of my verbal explanation to…
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward. Washington, August 31, 1864. Sir: I have received a letter from a Mr. Charles A. Russell, who states that he is captain of the British…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 770.] Legation of the United States, London, September 1, 1864. Sir: I am under great obligations to you for the observations contained in your…
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward. Washington, September 1, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to bring under your notice the enclosed copy of a letter from a Mr. A. N.…
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 532.] Paris, September 1, 1864. Sir: Our indefatigable consul at Nantes writes me that an agent at St. Nazaire and Belle Isle is now…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 773.] Legation of the United States, London, September 2, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to forward a copy of a note to me…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 774.] Legation of the United States, London, September 2, 1864. Sir: Under the directions contained in your despatch No. 1050, of the 29th of…
[Translation.] Mr. Geofroy to Mr. Seward.—Received September 2, 1864 [September 2, 1864] A fraudulent shipment of arms destined for Mexico took place at San Francisco at the close of the…
Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Seward No. 56.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Kanagawa, September 2, 1864. Sir: The bark Delaware, on her way to San Francisco from Shanghai,…
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 293.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, September 2, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your No. 143, and…
Mr. McMath to Mr. Seward. No. 23.] Consulate of the United States of America, At Tangier, Morocco, September 2, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that the…
Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Seward No. 57.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Kanagawa. September 3, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that on the 19th…
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward. Washington, September 4, 1864. Sir In the letter from the Navy Department, which you did me the honor of forwarding to me on the 25th…
Mr. Pike to Mr. Seward No. 147.] United States Legation, The Hague, September 6, 1864. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of August 15, No. 173,…
Mr. Kreismann to Mr. Seward. No. 29.] United States Legation, Berlin, September 7, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches Nos. 13 and 14,…
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 214.] United States Legation, Brussels, September 7, 1864. Sir: I enclosed to you on the 6th of July, in my despatch No. 199, a…
Mr. Kreismann to Mr. Seward. No. 29.] United States Legation, Berlin, September 7, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches Nos. 13 and 14,…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 780.] Legation of the United States, London, September 8, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to transmit a copy of a note received from…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 781.] Legation of the United States, London, September 9, 1864. Sir: In connexion with my despatch No. 774, of the 2d instant, I have…
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward. Washington, September 9, 1864. Sir: Lord Lyons, on the 12th July, had the honor of informing you that her Majesty’s principal secretary of state for…
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 536.] Paris, September 9, 1864. Sir: Having received notice from Captain Rodgers, of the United States steamer Iroquois, that he was off the coast…