Letter
Monck to J. Hume Burnley, December 26, 1864
Viscount Monck to Mr. Burnley
Government House, Quebec, December 26, 1864.
Sir: With reference to your despatch, of the 14th instant, on the subject of the alleged manufacture, in Canada, of “Greek fire,” for the purpose of burning cities in the United States, I have the honor to transmit to you, for the information of the United States government, a copy of the letter of the attorney general for Canada West, showing the measures that have been taken in order to obtain evidence in the matter.
I have, &c.,
MONCK.
J. Hume Burnley, Esq., &c., &c., &c.
Topics
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.