Letter
Hume Burnley to William H. Seward, December 24, 1864
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward
Washington, December 24, 1864.
Sir: With reference to your note of the 8th instant, and to previous correspondence relative to the movements of the steamer Georgiana, I have the honor to transmit to you herewith copies of a despatch which I have received from his excellency the governor general of Canada, by which you will perceive that the Canadian government is fully alive to the importance of preventing the formation of any plans hostile to the United States on British soil.
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.