Letter

Laird Brothers to W. G. Stewart, Esq., Assistant Collector of her Majesty’s Customs, Liverpool, October 8, 1863

Author

Laird Brothers

Recipient

W. G. Stewart, Esq., Assistant Collector of her Majesty’s Customs, Liverpool

Date

October 8, 1863

Type

Letter

Laird Brothers to assistant collector of her Majesty’s customs, Liverpool.

Birkenhead Iron Works, Birkenhead, October 8, 1863.

Sir: We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of this date, informing us that you have been directed to place an officer on board the iron-clad vessel now nearest completion, in the great float, Birkenhead, and that he has directions to seize her in case any attempt be made to remove her from where she is at present.

We have given Mr. Morgan, the surveyor of customs, an order of admission to the iron-clad (which is named the El Tousson) now lying in the Birkenhead float, which order he will show to our watchman or ship-keeper when going on board.

We are, respectfully, your obedient servants,

LAIRD BROTHERS.

W. G. Stewart, Esq., Assistant Collector of her Majesty’s Customs, Liverpool.

Topics

19th Century Civil War Diplomacy

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth 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 Second Session Thirty-eighth.