Letter

William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, December 26, 1864

Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams

No. 1201]

Sir: Your despatch of December 1, No. 823, has been received, together with a copy of a note which Earl Russell has written to James M. Mason, John Slidell and Dudley Mann. If the present government of her Majesty were less just or generous towards the United States than they are, I might think it wise to raise a question upon that extraordinary communication.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD,

Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.

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.