Letter

Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams, January 18, 1864

Author

Mr. Seward

Recipient

Mr. Adams

Date

January 18, 1864

Type

Letter

Mr. Seward to Mr.
Adams.

No. 819.]

Department of State,
Washington,
January 18, 1864.

Sir: I have received your despatch of the 22d
ultimo, No. 561, which relates to the alleged enlistments on the
Kearsarge. It is not easy to discover the points of difference between the consul’s
statements and the opposing ones to which Earl Russell refers. I can,
therefore, only renew the instruction authorizing you to investigate the
matter, and remove the consul, if he has offended, reporting the whole
case to me.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Charles F. Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.

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.