Letter
Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, March 2, 1867
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward.
No. 1330.]
Legation of the United States, London, March 2, 1867.
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of the Times of yesterday containing a legal opinion given by Sir Robert P. Collier, the late solicitor general, and the same person who was employed in behalf of the United States in the case of the Alabama on the claims of the holders of the rebel loan in this country.
If the advancement of any such claim as that indicated could be made a means of opening up the secret history of that extraordinary transaction, it would not be without its uses in estimating the value of the neutrality of Great Britain in the struggle for our national existence.
I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortie
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U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortie.