Letter
Hume Burnley to William H. Seward, April 7, 1865
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward
Washington, April 7, 1865.
Sir: With reference to the note which you did me the honor to address to me on the 14th of March, relative to the position of the United States consul at Halifax, in which you advert to the alleged support given to the so-called confederate cruisers by the inhabitants of Nova Scotia, I have the honor to enclose a copy of a despatch which I have received from the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, bearing on the subject.
I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your most obedient, humble servant,
J. HUME BURNLEY.
Hon. William H. Seward, &c., &c., &c.
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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.