Letter
Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, December 5, 1864
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward.
Washington,
December 5, 1864.
Sir: Being on the point of quitting Washington on leave of absence, in order to recruit my health, I beg to recommend to you Joseph Hume Burnley, esquire, whom I have already had the honor to present to you as her Majesty’s chargé d’affaires.
I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your most obedient, humble servant,
LYONS.
Hon. William H. Seward, &c., &c., &c.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-ninth 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.