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2 days ago · William Henry Seward ( / ˈsuːərd /; [1] May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) 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.
4 days ago · Seward's son Augustus and Sergeant George F. Robinson, a soldier assigned to Seward, were alerted by Fanny's screams and received stab wounds in struggling with Powell. As Augustus went for a pistol, Powell ran downstairs toward the door,: 275 where he encountered Emerick Hansell, a State Department messenger.
Jun 25, 2024 · Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Augustus Henry Seward, January 23, 1847 Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 20, 1831 Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 8, 1836 Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 25, 1833
2 days ago · Seward and Lincoln had been rivals for the nomination in 1860; the victor hoped that Seward would succeed him as president in 1869. At the time of Johnson's accession, the French had intervened in Mexico , sending troops there.
Jun 28, 2024 · Alaska Purchase, acquisition in 1867 by the U.S. from Russia of 586,412 square miles of land at the northwestern tip of the North American continent, comprising the current U.S. state of Alaska. The $7.2 million purchase was orchestrated by U.S. Secretary of State William Seward and branded ‘Seward’s Folly.’
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · Seward agreed, and argued that American-led globalization (to use a modern term) would extend democratic civilization across the continent of America, across the Pacific to Asia, and through Asia to Europe.
3 days ago · However, Seward is most famous for his tenure as Secretary of State under Lincoln during which time he oversaw the purchase of Alaska, Seward’s Folly. The body types of the Seward and his...
