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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00750 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | A note of authorization to affix the United States seal to a treaty |
| Date | 5 March 1864 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Seward, William H. |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | President Lincoln authorizes Secretary of State William H. Seward to affix the United States Seal to a treaty between the United States and Britain. States the Treaty, signed 1 July 1863, settles the claims of the Hudson's Bay and Puget's Sound Agricultural Companies. |
| Subjects | Treaty Global History and Civics Diplomacy Government and Civics President Northwest Territory Boundary or Property Dispute Canada |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |