William H. Seward person
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William H. Seward worked_for
Lincoln administration documented
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“When the Lincoln Administration suddenly found itself faced with open hostilities... one of the first officials to react to the situation was Secretary of State Seward…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.38
William H. Seward headed
U.S. State Department documented
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“William H Seward the 'Premier of the Cabinet' had an unquenchable zeal for dabbling in everyone else's business…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.38
William H. Seward founded
Military Espionage Department documented
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“Seward soon began to busy himself about arrests of political prisoners their incarceration and then the next step of setting up secret agents to ferret them out…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.38
William H. Seward recruited
Allan Pinkerton reported
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“Seward apparently employed Allan Pinkerton for such operations during the summer of 1861…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.40
William H. Seward appointed
George Ashmun documented
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“Former Massachusetts Congressman George Ashmun was appointed special agent to Canada for three months in early 1861…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.40
William H. Seward paid
George Ashmun documented
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“Seward advanced $500 cash on account…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.40
William H. Seward recruited
Lafayette C. Baker documented
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“These activities came to the attention of Secretary Seward who hired Baker at the rate of $100 a month plus expenses…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.41
William H. Seward paid
Lafayette C. Baker documented
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“Secretary Seward who hired Baker at the rate of $100 a month plus expenses…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.41
Laurence F. Baker worked_for
William H. Seward documented
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“Baker had a variety of other tasks to occupy him as Seward's intelligence chief.…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.42
William H. Seward recruited
Hanson A. Risley documented
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“In Hanson A Risley special Treasury agent Seward had his own source of intelligence…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.47