Letter
GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy, to William H. Seward, August 8, 1865
Mr. Welles to Mr. Seward
Navy Department, Washington, August 8, 1865.
Sir: Referring to a communication from this department to the Secretary of State, December 31, 1864, I have the honor to enclose herewith a copy of a report from the officer at present in command of the naval station at Beaufort, North Carolina, in relation to the schooner James Douglas.
Lieutenant Commander West will be instructed to permit the owner, or his agent,, to remove or dispose of the vessel.
I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy,
Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-ninth C
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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 First Session Thirty-ninth C.