Letter

Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, September 5, 1863

Author
Charles Francis Adams
Recipient
William H. Seward
Date
September 5, 1863
Type
Letter

Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward.

No. 491.]

Legation of the United States, London, September 5, 1863—3 o’clock p. m.

Sir: I have just received a note from Lord Russell, and have only time to transmit a copy of it to you by the ordinary mail.

I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.

Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.

Earl Russell to Mr. Adams.

Foreign Office, September 4, 1863.

Sir: With reference to your letter of. yesterday’s date with respect to the iron-clad steam-rams from Messrs. Laird’s yard at Birkenhead, as well as with reference to previous letters from you on the same subject, I have to inform you that the matter is under the serious and anxious consideration of her Majesty’s government.

I beg you to accept the assurances of the highest consideration with which I have the honor to be, sir, your most obedient servant,

RUSSELL.

Charles F. Adams, Esq., &c., &c.

Topics
19th CenturyCivil WarDiplomacy
Sources
FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-eighth View original source ↗
U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-eighth .
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