American Secretary of State William H. Seward, anxious to expand American Territory, signed a treaty for the sale on March 30, 1867, purchasing Alaska for 7.2 million dollars.

It was under Russian control till 1867 when Russian Emperor Tsar Alexander II, sold it to the US for $7.2 million under the deal signed with William H. Seward, the 24th US Secretary of State.

Alaskans remember William Seward as the secretary of state who bought Alaska for $7.2 million, but acquiring Russian claims to America's Northwest was only one of his many important achievements.

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His son, William H. Seward, lived at the old homestead; and among the pleasures which the Secretary of State had in going home were the hours spent with his grandchildren, who were just at the age ...

One hundred and fifty years ago, on March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Baron Edouard de Stoeckl signed the Treaty of Cession. With a stroke of a pen, Tsar ...

The answer to the final clue was William H. Seward, who helped negotiate the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. Corbis/VCG via Getty Images ...

Kudos to the William H. Seward commemorative statue committee for a decision they made recently, concerning the statue they are commissioning to celebrate the upcoming 150th anniversary of the U.S ...

statement of the case for the emperor of russia.; share full article. department of state, washington, may 6, 1861.

Editor's note: In an effort to further promote unity in the United States, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation in 1863 calling for a singular day to mark Thanksgiving. At ...

On October 18, 1867, the flag of Russia at the governor’s house in Sitka, Alaska was lowered, a United States flag rose in its place, ... Secretary of State William H. Seward ...