Secy State WILLIAM SEWARD - Sheet 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. He helped prevent foreign recognition of the Confederacy and obtained settlement in the Trent Affair. 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. 6 ¼†x 5 ½†album page signed and dated “March 20, 1849.†Two vertical stains below the signature and slight brushing to the end of the date.
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