Mr. Seward to Mr. Stuart.
U.S. Department of State · 1862
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Description
On 4 September 1862 Secretary of State William H. Seward wrote to William Stuart, acting head of the British legation, in a letter printed as Document 232 of the 1862 Foreign Relations volume.
Lee's army was crossing the Potomac into Maryland as Seward wrote, carrying the war onto Union soil. European governments watched the invasion as a test of Southern strength. If the South won in Maryland, Britain might move toward backing it. Seward's letters in this window worked against that reading, and this one is part of the file that shows the effort. Both offices kept up the formal courtesies even when their governments were near quarreling.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | U.S. Department of State |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1862 |
| COLLECTION | DECLASSIFIED |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 687 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian |
Source: https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1862/d232