American statesman (1801–1872) who served as secretary of state in the Lincoln administration. LS, one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.5, Department of State letterhead, August 12, 1867. Letter to Senator Cornelius Cole of California. In part: “I have the honor to…inform you that the peculiar and unsettled condition of affairs in Mexico renders it of great importance that the Consular officers be at their posts.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and a bit of feathering to ink. Just two months before Seward sent this letter, Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian—who had been installed as emperor of Mexico by Napoleon after President Juarez failed to pay his debts to France—was captured and executed, ending once and for all Napoleon’s attempt to carve out an empire on Mexican territory. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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