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William Henry Seward
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: US Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1875
This Library of Congress website allows one to search Congressional documents for the years 1774-1875. Use this resource to locate material
pertaining to Seward’s antislavery record.
Classic Senate Speeches - William H. Seward - Freedom in the New Territories
This speech, known more as the “Higher Law” speech, is Seward’s first address to the Senate, establishing him
as an antislavery politician. This page provides background information about Seward and the address and links to a
complete text of the speech in PDF format. The US Senate maintains this page.
The Dangers of Extending Slavery; and, The Contest and the Crisis: Two Speeches of William H. Seward
Full text of the two speeches available from The Library of Congress African-American Pamphlet Collection.
Freedom in Kansas. Speech of William H. Seward, in the Senate of the United States, March 3, 1858.
Contains link to full-text of speech. This resource is part of Making of America Books.
Hathi Trust Digital Library
This digital repository makes available collections from numerous research libraries. Use the
Catalog for locating
items by and about William Seward.
The Irrepressible Conflict
Speech given by Seward in Rochester, New York 25 October 1858. This web page is maintained by
New York History Net.
Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection
The Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections maintains this excellent resource containing
antislavery material. One may search or browse this website for speeches made by Seward.
The Seward House
The Seward House is the historic Auburn, New York home of William Henry Seward.
Speech of William H. Seward, for the immediate admission of Kansas into the Union. Senate of the United States, April 9, 1856.
Contains link to full-text of speech. This resource is part of Making of America Books.
William Henry Seward Papers
This website contains a brief biography of Seward and a listing of finding aids for the Papers housed at the
University of Rochester Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation.
William H. Seward. [The American Whig review. / Volume 11, Issue 30, June 1850]
Article covering Seward’s career up to 1850. This resource is part of Cornell University Making of America.
The Library of Congress American Memory The Nineteenth Century in Print: Periodicals website contains
a text version generated by OCR without correction.
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