Mr. Seward to Mr. Tassara.
U.S. Department of State · 1862
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Description
On 16 July 1862 Secretary of State William H. Seward sent this reply to Gabriel García Tassara, the Spanish minister in Washington. It stands as Document 431 in the 1862 volume of Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs.
Mid-July 1862 was a low point for Union arms, with McClellan driven back from Richmond. Foreign ministers in Washington watched for signs that the government might bend, and Seward's notes had to show no bend at all. His exchange with Tassara kept Spain at formal arm's length on the war while handling the standing business between the two countries. The letter is a sample of Seward's desk diplomacy in the war's hardest summer.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | U.S. Department of State |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1862 |
| COLLECTION | DECLASSIFIED |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1921 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian |
Source: https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1862/d431