Under President Ulysses S. Grant, he was Assistant Secretary of State in 1869-71 and again in 1873-74, after being secretary of the commission which concluded the Treaty of Washington in 1871 which produced the settling the Alabama claims.
He was Assistant Secretary of State in 1869-71 and again in 1873-74. This was under President Ulysses S. Grant. This was after. He was being secretary of the commission. This was under President Ulysses S. Grant. This commission concluded the Treaty of Washington in 1871. This 1871 produced the settling. The Alabama claims the settling.