Letter
William H. Seward to N. B.—In order to give a larger number of friends the opportunity of contributing, the subscription is limited to a guinea, June 24, 1864
[From the London Daily Telegraph of June 24, 1864.]
Captain Semmes.
Junior United Service Club, S. W., June 23, 1864.
Sir: It will doubtless gratify the admirers of the gallantry displayed by the officers and crew of the renowned Alabama in the late action off Cherbourg, if you will allow me to inform them, through your influential journal, that it has been determined to present Captain Semmes with a handsome sword, to replace that which he buried with his sinking ship. Gentlemen wishing to participate in this testimony to unflinching patriotism and naval daring will be good enough to communicate with the chairman, Admiral Anson, United Service Club, Pall-mall, or, sir, yours, &c,
BEDFORD PIM, Commander R. N., Hon. Secretary.
N. B.—In order to give a larger number of friends the opportunity of contributing, the subscription is limited to a guinea.
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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.