Letter

JOHN HITZ, Consul General of Switzerland to William H. Seward, January 31, 1865

Mr. Hitz to Mr. Seward

Sir: In compliance with the request of the federal chancery of Switzerland, this consulate most respectfully transmits to your honor the enclosed communication of the honorable federal council of Switzerland, relative to the proposed introduction of the Swiss flag upon vessels navigating the several oceans, and I would fain solicit a favorable consideration of its contents.

With assurances of high esteem, very obediently,

JOHN HITZ, Consul General of Switzerland.

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 First Session Thirty-ninth C 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 First Session Thirty-ninth C.