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William Hunter to Sir F. Bruce, May 20, 1865
Mr. Hunter to Sir F. Bruce
Department of State, Washington, May 20, 1865.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge lhe receipt of your note of the 17th instant, transmitting, at the request of the mayor of Liverpool, England, letters addressed to Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Seward, containing copies of a resolution which was passed at a public meeting of the citizens of the borough of Liverpool on receipt of the news of the assassination of the late President of the United States, and of the attempts on the lives of the honorable William EL Seward and Mr. Frederick Seward.
In reply, I have the honor to state that the letters have been f awarded to their respective destinations.
I have the honor to be, with high consideration, sir, your obedient servant,
W. HUNTER, Acting Secretary.
Hon. Sjr Frederick W. A. Bruce, &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.