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Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

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"A Senator from New York; Secretary of State in the Cabinets of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 1861-1869; while Secretary of State concluded the convention with Great Britain for the settlement of the Alabama claims and the treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska." --Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

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Emancipation Proclamation

Creator:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Date of Original:: 1863-01-01
Collection:: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The Collection
Contributing Institution:: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History