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Lincoln Secy State WILLIAM SEWARD - Letter Signed
Lincoln Secy State WILLIAM SEWARD - Letter Signed
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William Seward (1801-1872) Politician. Seward served in the New York state senate and as governor. In the United States Senate, he was an antislavery leader in the Whig and Republican parties. A close adviser to President Abraham Lincoln, he served as secretary of state. In 1865 he was stabbed by a conspirator of John Wilkes Booth but recovered. He is best remembered for successfully negotiating the Alaska Purchase (1867), which critics called Seward's Folly. 7 ½†x 10†letter signed, Department of State, March 24, 1868, front and back, to Charles B. Norton. “…I…acknowledge the receipt of your letter…in relation to the publication of your report on Material of War, as authorized…for the Universal Exhibition…there is no authority for such an arrangement….†Some paper-loss in the left margin.
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Lincoln Secy State WILLIAM SEWARD - Letter Signed

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