Brief guide to manuscripts collections| William L. Clements Library The University of Michigan William H. Seward Papers |
Seward was elected to the New York state legislature in 1830. As a Whig he became governor in 1838, serving two terms. In the course of the next decade Seward was transformed from a mild antislavery advocate to an active defender of fugitive slaves. Throughout his political career Seward was interested in internal improvements. In 1848 he was elected to the United States Senate. He joined the new Republican party and served as secretary of state in Lincoln's cabinet.
Letters from William Henry Seward to James Bowen, president of the New York and Erie Railroad.
This correspondence was written during Seward's second term as governor and on his return to private law practice. The letters are numbered 19 to 61, suggesting that a larger correspondence existed between Seward and Bowen, of which this is a part.
Gift of Harold C. Brooks, 1937
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