Cox & Cox, Politics, Principle, and Prejudice (1963), p. 4., p. 37.
Cox & Cox, Politics, Principle, and Prejudice (1963), p. 23.
Cox & Cox, Politics, Principle, and Prejudice (1963), p. 24.
Cox & Cox, Politics, Principle, and Prejudice (1963), pp. 4., p. 38–42. Cox & Cox note that this theory would be difficult to prove decisively because Seward explicitly avoided the topic in his letters. Nevertheless, they conclude (from Seward's post-election speech on November 11, 1864): "A careful reading confirms the hints and speculations found in other sources: the Secretary was looking forward to a grand alliance that would dominate the future political scene."
See, e.g., Cox & Cox, Politics, Principle, and Prejudice (1963), pp. 137 – 139.