mar 30, 1867 - Transmits Alaska treaty for ratification by Congress in Special Message. Secretary of State William Seward agrees to a treaty with Russia allowing the U.S. government to purchase Alaska, dubbed “Seward’s Icebox,” for $7.2 million. The Senate ratified on 04/09/1867
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