Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams.
U.S. Department of State · 1861
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Description
Guidance for Charles Francis Adams left Washington on 13 December 1861, signed by William H. Seward. The printed record keeps it as Document 4 in the 1862 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs volume. By then, in the close of the war's first year, the Lincoln government knew foreign backing could change the war's course.
Outbound letters like this one told the envoy what line to take and what to report back. Alone it is a small piece of paper, but in sequence it helps show how the Union held its ground abroad. The State Department's Office of the Historian keeps the series, called Foreign Relations of the United States.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | U.S. Department of State |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1861 |
| COLLECTION | DECLASSIFIED |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 425 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian |
Source: https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1862/d4