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

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1801 - 1872

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Daniel S. Dickinson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Dickinson
Abstract Daniel S. Dickinson was a prominent Civil War politician from New York, a conservative Democrat who worked toward compromise before the war began. During the war, he sought to quash Union internal political disagreement and after the war he remained in politics. He was commended by the public and politicians on both sides of the conflict for his oratorical skills and genial manner. This collection is mainly composed of correspondence to that effect, as well as some letters on the subjects of...
Dates: 1799-1892; Majority of material found within 1830 - 1860

Jefferson Columbus Davis papers

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Ayer-MS-3057
Abstract

Original journals, correspondence, photographs, engravings, newsclippings, together with some typed copies, documenting the career army officer's tenure as military governor of Alaska, 1867-1870, and his and his wife's tour of Mexico in 1878.

Dates: 1867-1878

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Subject
Alaska -- Description and travel 1
Alaska -- Politics and government -- 1867-1959 -- Sources 1
Compromise of 1850 1
Correspondence 1
Correspondence -- 1851-1900 1