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Charles Hale to William H. Seward, April 19, 1865
[Extract.] Mr. Hale to Mr. Seward No. 24.] Agency and Consulate General of the U. S. of America, Alexandria, Egypt, April 19, 1865. Sir: Delegates of various chambers of commerce,…
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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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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, April 20, 1865
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward No. 932.] Legation of the United States, London, April 20, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to transmit a copy of a letter received yesterday…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, April 21, 1865
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward No. 933.] Legation of the United States, London, April 21, 1865. Sir: It is not without much concern that I have received the intelligence of…
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Rufus King to William H. Seward, April 22, 1865
Mr. King to Mr. Seward No. 36.] Legation of the United States at Rome, April 22, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of despatch No. 26,…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, April 24, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 100.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, April 24, 1865. Sir: It would be quite impossible for me to express the joy with which…
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Henry S. Sanford to William H. Seward, April 24, 1865
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward No. 255.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, April 24, 1865. Sir: The news of the capture of Richmond and rout of Lee is generally…
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WOOD, Minister Resident, &c to William H. Seward, April 24, 1865
Mr. Wood to Mr. Seward No. 193.] Legation of the United States, Copenhagen, April 24, 1865. Sir: I should have stated, in connexion with your despatch No. 106, that this…
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George G. Fogg to William H. Seward, April 24, 1865
Mr. Fogg to Mr. Seward No. 86] United States Legations, Berne, April 24, 1865. Sir: By request of the writer and as an indication of the feelings and expectations produced…
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Prutn to William H. Seward, April 24, 1865
Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Seward No. 16.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Kanagawa, April 24, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to enclose a copy of a letter…
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James Campbell to William H. Seward, April 25, 1865
Mr. Campbell to Mr. Seward No. 16.] Legation of the United States, Stockholm, April 25, 1865. Sir: Your despatch of the 24th ultimo, No. 14, has been received. I will…
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Charles Magill, to William H. Seward, April 26, 1865
Municipal Council of Hamilton, Canada West Mayor’s Office, Hamilton, C. W., April 26, A. D. 1865. Sir: I have the honor, by direction of the municipal corporation of the city…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, April 27, 1865
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward No. 934.] Legation of the United States, London, April 27, 1865. Sir: I have to acknowledge the reception from the department of despatches numbered 1338…
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Norman B. Judd to William H. Seward, April 27, 1865
Mr. Judd to Mr. Seward No. 93.] United States Legation Berlin, April 27, 1865. Sir: Intelligence of the assassination of President Lincoln, and of the murderous attack upon yourself and…
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Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, April 28, 1865
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. Legation of the United States, London, April 28, 1865. No. 936.] Sir: I had the grief to receive the day before yesterday the telegraphic despatches…
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Norman B. Judd to William H. Seward, April 28, 1865
Mr. Judd to Mr. Seward No. 94.] United States Legation Berlin, April 28, 1865. Sir: I have to-day received a communication from the minister president and minister of foreign affairs,…
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Henry S. Sanford to William H. Seward, April 28, 1865
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward No. 258.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, April 28, 1865. Sir: The bulletin of the King’s health issued at the palace to-day is the…
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James E. Harvey to William H. Seward, April 28, 1865
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward No. 336.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, April 28, 1865. Sir: Mr. Adams telegraphed me last night from London the terrible news of the…
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George P. Marsh to William H. Seward, April 28, 1865
Mr. Marsh to Mr. Seward No. 117.] Legation of the United States, Turin, April 28, 1865. Sir: I have received from the minister of foreign affairs official notice that the…
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Henry S. Sanford to William H. Seward, April 28, 1865
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. Legation of the United States, Brussels, April 28, 1865. No. 257.] Sir: The tragic tidings from Washington of the assassination of the President and murderous…
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John Bigelow to William H. Seward, April 28, 1865
Mrs. Bigelow to Mr. Seward. Legation of the United States, Paris, April 28, 1865. No. 86.] Sir: An aide-de-camp of the Emperor called early yesterday morning at the legation, officially…
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Peuyn to William H. Seward, April 28, 1865
Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Seward No. 21.] Legation Of The United States In Japan, Kanagawa, April 28, 1865. Sir: It has long been my opinion, as you are aware, that…
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N. B. Judd to William H. Seward, April 29, 1865
Mr. Judd to Mr. Seward No. 95.] United States Legation Berlin, April 29,1865. Sir: Telegraphic advices from the United States by a later steamer reached Lere at noon to-day, and…
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Amos Perry to William H. Seward, April 29, 1865
[Extract.] Mr. Perry to Mr. Seward No. 68.] United States Consulate, Tunis, April 29, 1865. Sir: The news of the downfall of Richmond was brought here from Malta on the…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, April 30, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. Legation of the United States, Vienna, April 30, 1865. No. 102.] Sir: The impression created in this capital by the horrible murder and attempts to…