Lyons–Seward Treaty of 1862

The Treaty between the United States and Great Britain for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, also known as the Lyons-Seward Treaty, was a treaty entered into between the United States and the United Kingdom. It was negotiated by U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and British Ambassador to the United States Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons. The treaty was concluded in Washington, D.C. on April 7, 1862, and was unanimously ratified by the United States Senate on April 25, 1862. Ratifications were exchanged in London, on May 25, 1862. It was proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln on June 7, 1862.

Lyons–Seward Treaty of 1862

The Treaty between the United States and Great Britain for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, also known as the Lyons-Seward Treaty, was a treaty entered into between the United States and the United Kingdom. It was negotiated by U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and British Ambassador to the United States Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons. The treaty was concluded in Washington, D.C. on April 7, 1862, and was unanimously ratified by the United States Senate on April 25, 1862. Ratifications were exchanged in London, on May 25, 1862. It was proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln on June 7, 1862.