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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, April 2, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 89.] United States Legation, Vienna, April 2, 1865. Sir: The debates in the Reichsrath for the past few days have been of unusual interest.…
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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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Hume Burnley to William H. Seward, April 3, 1865
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward Washington, April 3, 1865. Sir: I communicated to the governor general of Canada copies of your note of the 20th ultimo, and of its enclosure,…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, April 5, 1865
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward No. 915.] Legation of the United States, London, April 5, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to forward to you, by the desire of Mr.…
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Hume Burnley to William H. Seward, April 5, 1865
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward Washington, April 5, 1865. Sir: Since I had the honor of addressing you on the 27th of February, respecting that portion of the cotton captured…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, April 6, 1865
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward No. 916.] Legation of the United States, London, April 6, 1865. Sir: I have to acknowledge the reception of despatches from the department numbered from…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, April 7, 1865
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward No. 919.] Legation of the United States, London, April 7, 1865. Sir: Before this reaches you the intelligence of the death of Richard Cobden will…
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James E. Harvey to William H. Seward, April 7, 1865
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward No. 331.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, April 7, 1865. Sir: I have now the honor to communicate a copy of the note of…
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Hume Burnley to William H. Seward, April 7, 1865
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward Washington, April 7, 1865. Sir: With reference to the note which you did me the honor to address to me on the 14th of March,…
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James H. Campbell to William H. Seward, April 8, 1865
[Extract.] Mr. Campbell to Mr. Seward No. 15] Legation of the United States, Stockholm, April 8, 1865. Sir: Your despatch of the 13th of February, No. 13, has been received.…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, April 9, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 93.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, April 9, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 130,…
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Sir Frederick W. A. Bruce to William H. Seward, April 10, 1865
[Extract.] Sir F. Bruce to Mr. Seward Washington, April 10, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to announce to you my arrival at Washington, charged with a letter from her…
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Abraham Lincoln to William H. Seward, April 11, 1865
[Untitled] BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, for some time past, vessels-of-war of the United States have been refused, in certain foreign ports, privileges…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, April 12, 1865
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward No. 924.] Legation of the United States, London, April 12, 1865. Sir: Referring to my despatch No. 896, of the 16th of March, I have…
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GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy to William H. Seward, April 12, 1865
Mr. Welles to Mr. Seward Navy Department, Washington, April 12, 1865. Sir: The United States steamer San Jacinto, under the command of Captain R. W. Meade, having been recently wrecked…
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Henry S. Sanford to William H. Seward, April 12, 1865
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward No. 252.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, April 12, 1865. Sir: I transmit herewith from the Moniteur the report of another debate which took…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, April 13, 1865
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward No. 927.] Legation of the United States, London, April 13, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to transmit a copy of the note addressed by…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, April 14, 1865
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward No. 928.] Legation of the United States, London, April 14, 1865. Sir: Inadvertently I omitted to forward by the bag which closed yesterday the enclosed…
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Robert C. Wood to William H. Seward, April 14, 1865
Mr. Wood to Mr. Seward No. 191.] Legation of the United States, Copenhagen, April 14, 1865. Sir: I herewith enclose a translated copy of the minister of foreign affairs, Mr.…
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George G. Fogg to William H. Seward, April 14, 1865
Mr. Fogg to Mr. Seward No. 84.] Legation of the United States, Berne, April 14, 1865. Sir: At the request of a large number of the persons interested, I forward…
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WOOD, Minister Resident, &c to William H. Seward, April 15, 1865
Mr. Wood to Mr. Seward No. 192.] Legation of the United States, Copenhagen, April 15, 1865. Sir: The director general of the minister for foreign affairs, Mr. Vedel, has just…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, April 16, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 95.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, April 16, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 132,…
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Norman B. Judd to William H.Seward, April 18, 1865
Mr. Judd to Mr. Seward No. 92.] United States Legation Berlin, April 18, 1865. Sir: On Saturday I hung out of the legation our “star-spangled banners,” and thus notified the…
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George G. Fogg to William H. Seward, April 18, 1865
Mr. Fogg to Mr. Seward No. 85.] United States Legation, Berne, April 18, 1865. Sir: The news of the capture of Richmond, which was received here by telegraph last Saturday,…
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Joy Morris to William H. Seward, April 19, 1865
Mr. Morris to Mr. Seward No. 110.] Legation of the United States of America, Constantinople, April 19, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to transmit copies of a correspondence between…