Letter
William Hunter to Sir Frederick W. A. Bruce, June 2, 1865
Mr. Hunter to Sir F. Bruce
Department of State, Washington, June 2, 1865.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday, transmitting to this government and to Mrs. Lincoln copies of resolutions passed at a public meeting of the inhabitants of Southport, England, on the occasion of the lamentable events which have recently occurred in the United States. In reply I have the honor to state that the copy for Mrs. Lincoln will be forwarded to its destination, and on a future occasion the subject will receive further attention.
I have the honor to be, with high consideration, sir, your obedient servant,
W. HUNTER, Acting Secretary.
Hon. Sir 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.