William H. Seward Signed Letter, 1858

Seward, William H. (New York) Abraham Lincoln’s (and also Andrew Johnson’s) Secretary of State who survived an attempt on his own life the night of Lincoln’s assassination. He was also the 12th Governor of New York and an U.S. Senator. Besides his work in Lincoln’s wartime Cabinet, he is known for engineering the purchase of Alaska from Russia. Offered here is a Letter Signed datelined Washington, May 7, 1858 complying with his correspondents request.