Letter

Right Hon. Earl Russell to Charles Francis Adams, June 1, 1864

Earl Russell to Mr. Adams,.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 30th ultimo, enclosing a copy of a deposition made by Patrick Shanly respecting the enlistment of British subjects at Liverpool for the service of the so-styled Confederate States; and I have the honor to inform you that the same shall be considered by her Majesty’s government.

I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your most obedient, humble servant,

RUSSELL.

Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.

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.