Jan 12, 2024 · William Henry Seward served as Secretary of State during the administration of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. During his tenure he brokered a deal with …

Jul 21, 2023 · Russia's sale of Alaska to the United States after the Civil War, a story told in documents in the National Archives, eliminated Alaska as a source of conflict between the two …

Jan 24, 2025 · Alaska Purchase, acquisition in 1867 by the U.S. from Russia of 586,412 square miles of land at the northwestern tip of the North American continent, comprising the current …

William Henry Seward (/ ˈ s uː ər d /; [1] May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier …

Jan 22, 2025 · William H. Seward (born May 16, 1801, Florida, New York, U.S.—died October 10, 1872, Auburn, New York) was a U.S. politician, an antislavery activist in the Whig and …

To this end, William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State at the time, entered into negotiations with Russian diplomat Eduard de Stoeckl towards the United States' acquisition of Alaska after …

Mar 29, 2017 · One hundred and fifty years ago, on March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Baron Edouard de Stoeckl signed the Treaty of …

Jan 12, 2024 · Key facts about William H, Seward who served as Secretary of State during the administration of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and brokered a deal with …

May 31, 2016 · Alaskans remember William Seward as the secretary of state who bought Alaska for $7.2 million, but acquiring Russian claims to America's Northwest was only one of his many …

In 1867, Seward reached an agreement with the Russian ambassador in Washington to purchase the territory for $7.2 million. The Alaska Purchase had a diplomatic history that stretched over …