Letter

Sew A Rd to J. Hume Burnley, March 20, 1865

Author

Sew A Rd

Recipient

J. Hume Burnley

Date

March 20, 1865

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley

Department of State, Washington, March 20, 1865.

Sir: I have the honor to enclose, for the information of the proper authorities of her Majesty’s government, extracts from a communication of the 12th instant, addressed to the Secretary of War by Mr. ——, of ——, Canada West, in regard to alleged projected raid from Canada into the United States.

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

WILLIAM H. SEWaRD.

J. Hume Burnley, Esq., &c., &c., &c.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

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.