Letter

COURTNEY, United States Attorney to William H. Seward, November 14, 1866

Author

COURTNEY, United States Attorney

Recipient

William H. Seward

Date

November 14, 1866

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Courtney to Mr. Seward

Office of the District Attorney of the United States, for the Southern District of New York, New York, November 14, 1866.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, on the 11th instant, of your favor of the 8th instant, respecting the enclosures, &c., of a letter to be posted to Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, jr.

After making diligent inquiry I ascertained there is such a person as mentioned in your letter, and he is represented to be the nephew of Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. I have, in accordance with your instructions, deposited in the post office of New York the letter you enclosed, directed “Señor Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, jr., New York.” I enclose herewith the documents mailed to me, excepting the letter above referred to.

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

SAMUEL G. COURTNEY, United States Attorney.

Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Thirty 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 Second Session of the Thirty.