Lyons–Seward Treaty of 1862

When

1862

Kind

Treaty

Coordinates

54.60° N, 2.00° W

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

1862 treaty between Britain and the U.S. to end the Atlantic slave trade

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 between the United States and Great Britain in an aggressive measure to end the Atlantic slave trade. It was negotiated by U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and British Ambassador to the U.S. Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons.

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