Whichof the following was true of secretary of state william henry seward a. he negotiated the purchase of alaska from canada b. he opposed american imperial expansion c. he was successful in negotiating a trade deal with the kingdom of hawaii d. he annexed the midway islands

the lachish letters were written by hoshaiah, a military officer stationed possibly in mareshah,   and sent to yaush, possibly the commanding officer at lachish.

the series of letters were written in carbon ink in ancient hebrew on clay ostraca, shortly before lachish fell to the babylonian army of king nebuchadnezzar in 588/6 bc during the reign of zedekiah, king of judah.