Working at The Guinness Partnership today. By Guinnessâs centenary in 1989, we managed 10,000 homes, and over the next 20 years were joined by 12 other registered providers, including Hermitage Housing in 2002, Midsummer in 2006 and Northern Counties in 2007.orking at The Guinness Partnership today. By Guinnessâs centenary in 1989, we managed 10,000 homes, and over the next 20 years were joined by 12 other registered providers, including Hermitage Housing in 2002, Midsummer in 2006 and Northern Counties in 2007.
The term Seward's folly refers to the United States' Secretary of State William Seward's decision to purchase the Alaskan territory from Russia in 1867.op 10 unbelievable historical concurrencies. The term Seward's folly refers to the United States' Secretary of State William Seward's decision to purchase the Alaskan territory from Russia in 1867. At the time, Seward's decision to buy the land was regarded as a terrible one by many critics in the US.
On March 30, 1867, the United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million. The Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl.Critics of the deal to purchase Alaska called it Sewards Folly or Sewards Icebox.. Opposition to the purchase of Alaska subsided with the Klondike Gold Strike in 1896.he purchase of Alaska was done under amicable circumstances, and both Russia and the U.S. felt they gained from the Treaty. In this lesson, students use primary sources from Russia and the U.S. to examine the respective Russian and American rationales for agreeing to the sale.