Letter

William H. Seward to William Stuart, July 1, 1862

Mr. Seward to Mr. Stuart.

Sir: In acknowledging the receipt of Lord Lyons’s note of the 12th ultimo, touching the cases of British subjects, prisoners of war, who may have been forced against their will into the service of the enemy of the United States, he was informed by this department that the attention of the Secretary of War had been invited to the subject. I now have the honor to enclose to you a copy of that officer’s reply.

I avail myself of this opportunity to offer to you, sir, the assurance of my high consideration.

F. W. SEWARD, Acting Secretary.

Hon. William Stuart, &c., &c., &c.

Sources
FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Third Session Thirty-seventh 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 Third Session Thirty-seventh.