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. Portman to Mr. Seward No. 64] Legation of the United States in Japan, Kanagawa, October 30, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, No. 1, copy of…
Mr. Nelson to Mr. Seward. No. 229.] Legation of the United States, Santiago de Chili, October 31, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches…
Mr. Nelson to Mr. Seward. No. 231.] Legation of the United States, Santiago de Chili, October 31, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to transmit you herewith, at the request…
Mr. Hall to Mr. Seward. No. 53.] Legation of the United States, Cochabamba, Bolivia, November 1, 1865. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your despatches numbered respectively 32,…
[Extract.] Mr. Burton to Mr. Seward No. 196.] Legation of the United States, Bogota, November 2, 1865. Sir: * * * * * * * On March 9th, 1864, the…
Sir F. Bruce to Mr. Seward Washington, November 3, 1865. Sir: The attention of her Majesty’s government has been called recently to the construction of several vessels prepared for the…
Mr. Burton to Mr. Seward No. 197.] Legation of the United States, Bogota, November 3, 1865. Sir: Shortly after writing my last annual review of events in Colombia, the State…
Mr. Campbell to Mr. Seward No. 28.] Legation of the United States, Stockholm, November 4, 1865. Sir: Herewith I enclose a copy of the opening address of the King of…
[Extract.] Mr. Burton to Mr. Seward No. 198.] Legation of the United States, Bogota, November 4, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to enclose the annexed papers relating to the…
Mr. Burton to Mr. Seward No. 199.] Legation of the United States, Bogota, November 5, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to enclose the annexed correspondence with the United States…
Mr. Wright to Mr. Seward No. 7.] United States Legation Berlin, November 8, 1865. Sir: I forward with this despatch the reply of Baron Thile, acting minister of the Prussian…
[Extracts.] Mr. King to Mr. Seward No. 45.] Legation of the United States at Rome, November 10, 1865. Sir: * * * * * * * * Two events have…
Mr. Wood to Mr. Seward No. 209.] Legation of the United States, Copenhagen, November 11, 1865. Sir: I herewith enclose a copy of my note to the new minister of…
[Extract.] Mr. Hale to Mr. Seward No. 45.] Agency and Consulate General of the U. S. of America, Alexandria, Egypt, November 13, 1865. Sir: Although I have not yet received…
Mr. Culver to Mr. Seward No. 137.] Legation of the United States, Caracas, November 13,1865. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that since the date of my last…
Mr. Wright to Mr. Seward No. 8.] United States Legation, Berlin, November 15, 1865. Sir: I have had an Interesting conversation with Count Bismarck, minister of foreign affairs. My opinion…
Mr. Campbell to Mr. Seward No. 31.] Legation of the United States, Stockholm, November 15, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to enclose the address of his Swedish Majesty to…
Mr. Nelson to Mr. Seward. No. 235.] Legation of the United States, Santiago de Chili, November 16, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to advise that from the date of…
Mr. King to Mr. Seward No. 46.] Legation of the United States at Rome, November 18, 1865. Sir: I had the honor, yesterday, of an interview with the Holy Father,…
Mr. Wood to Mr. Seward No. 211.] Legation of the United States, Copenhagen, November 18, 1865. Sir: I have had audience with the King, delivered my letter of recall, and…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward No. 65.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Hiogo, November 18, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that I arrived here…
Mr. Hale to Mr. Seward No. 46.] Agency and Consulate General of the U. S. of America, Cairo, Egypt, November 18, 1865. Sir: On the 16th instant I called on…
Mr. Yeaman to Mr. Seward No. 2.] Legation of the United States, Copenhagen, November 20, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to state that I arrived here on the 12th…
Mr. Bigelow to Mr. Seward. No. 198.] Legation of the United States, Paris, November 20, 1865. Sir: The Moniteur of yesterday contained an official account of the arrival of Admiral…