Secretary of State William H. Seward agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for $7 million on this date in 1867. The Senate eventually approved the treaty by just one vote.
He got it for 1.65 cents an acre.
Secretary of State William H. Seward agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for $7 million on this date in 1867. The Senate eventually approved the treaty by just one vote.
He got it for 1.65 cents an acre.