March 30, 1867: "Russian Fairy Land"

The Treaty of Cession was submitted to the U.S. Senate, which would hand over control of Alaska to the United States.

Signing the Alaska Treaty of Cessation, L. to R. Robert S. Chew, Secretary of State (USA) William H. Seward, William Hunter, Mr. Bodisco, Russian Ambassador Baron de Stoeckl, Charles Sumner, Fredrick W. Seward, William H. Seward House, Auburn, New York

Alaska is an American state with a wealth of resources. The value at the time was much lower than the l…