Letter

GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy, to William H. Seward, August 8, 1865

Mr. Welles to Mr. Seward

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.

Sources
FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-ninth C 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-ninth C.