Letter
William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, September 24, 1864
Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Adams.
No. 1106.]
Department of State, Washington, September 24, 1864.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 8th of September, No. 780, which is accompanied by a copy of a correspondence between yourself and Earl Russell in regard to the capture of the Georgia, and in which his lordship desires that the case may be brought before a prize court for adjudication as soon as possible. In reply, I have to inform you that the proceedings in the case will be regular, and attended by no unnecessary delay.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
F. W. SEWARD, Acting Secretary.
Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth
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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 Second Session Thirty-eighth.