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Henry Shelton Sanford
Birth: 6-15-1823
Death: 5-21-1891
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From Wikipedia: "Henry Shelton Sanford (June 15, 1823 – May 21, 1891) was a wealthy American diplomat, businessman, and aristocrat from Connecticut who served as United States Ambassador to Belgium from 1861 to 1869. He is also known for founding the city of Sanford, Florida[1] and for successfully lobbying the United States into recognizing King Leopold II's claim to the Congo region in central Africa, the area that would become Leopold's privately controlled Congo Free State."
Letter References
Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 13, 1861
Letter from Fredrick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, September 19, 1861
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 13, 1861
Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 17, 1861
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 21, 1868
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, May 8, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August, 1861
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From Wikipedia: "Henry Shelton Sanford (June 15, 1823 – May 21, 1891) was a wealthy American diplomat, businessman, and aristocrat from Connecticut who served as United States Ambassador
to Belgium from 1861 to 1869. He is also known for founding the city of Sanford, Florida[1] and for successfully lobbying the United States into recognizing King Leopold II's claim to the Congo region
in central Africa, the area that would become Leopold's privately controlled Congo Free State."
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