Letter
JOHN HITZ, Consul General of Switzerland to William H. Seward, January 31, 1865
Mr. Hitz to Mr. Seward
Consulate General of Switzerland, Washington, D. C., January 31, 1865.
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.
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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.