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William L. Dayton to Hon, William H. Seward, March 11, 1864
[297] * Mr. Dayton, United States minister, to Mr. Seivard, Secretary of State.
Paris, March 11, 1864.
Sir: M. Drouyn de Lhuys informs me thatin a recent interview with Arman, the ship-builder at Bordeaux, he (Arman) assured him that not only the iron-clad vessels he was building at Bordeaux, but the other four vessels (two at Nantes and two at Bordeaux) would certainly be disposed to neutral governments in such manner as to relieve France from any trouble or responsibility on the subject. These vessels, I may add, are in the steady course of construction, the work being constantly advanced upon them.
I am, sir,
WM. L. DAYTON.
Hon, William H. Seward, Secretary of State.
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U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the Pr.