Letter

Hugh B. Ewing to William H. Seward, April 30, 1867

Mr. Ewing to Mr. Seward

No. 11.]

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches Nos. 9 and 10, and your letters of the 7th ultimo and 5th instant.

The subjects to which they relate will receive prompt attention.

The following is an account of the loss from rinderpest since my last report on the subject:

Week ending February 23, loss 1,607
Week ending March 2, loss 1,248
Week ending March 9, loss 1,363
Week ending March 16, loss 1,076
Total 5,294

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

HUGH EWING.

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

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