General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Despatches from Diplomatic Officers. 1789 - 1906. Despatches from Diplomatic Officers, Japan. 4/10/1868 - 8/26/1868. Despatch from United States Minister to Japan R. B. Van Valkenburgh to Secretary of State William Henry Seward
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Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
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William Henry Seward was born in Florida, Orange County, New York, on May 16, 1801. He was the son of Samuel S. Seward and Mary (Jennings) Seward. He graduated from Union College in 1820, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1822. In 1823, he moved to Auburn, New York, where he entered Judge Elijah Miller's law office. He married Frances Adeline Miller, Judge Miller's daughter, in 1824. Seward was interested in politics early in his career and became actively involved in the Anti-Masonic m...
Van Valkenburgh, R. B. (Robert Bruce), 1821-1888
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Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh (1821-1888) attended Franklin Academy in Prattsburg, New York; studied law; and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Bath, New York. He was a member of the New York State assembly in 1852, and again in 1857 and 1858. During the Civil War, he was the commander of the recruiting depot in Elmira, New York and organized seventeen regiments. He served as colonel of the 107th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, and was its commander at the Battle of Antieta...
