Mr. Seward (Secretary of State) to all the ministers of the United States.
U.S. Department of State · 1861
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Description
William H. Seward, the new Secretary of State, sent a general letter to all American ministers abroad on 9 March 1861. It is document 3 in the Foreign Relations volume for 1861.
Seward had taken office only days before, under President Abraham Lincoln. His first task abroad was to keep foreign powers from backing the new Confederacy. A circular order let him set that line at every post at the same time, before local habits could form. Lincoln had been in office five days, and his voice now spoke in Seward's pen. Five days in office had set the tone.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | U.S. Department of State |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1861 |
| COLLECTION | DECLASSIFIED |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5990 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian |
Source: https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1861/d3