Letter
Sir Frederick W. A. Bruce to William H. Seward, August 9, 1865
[Extract.]
Sir F. Bruce to Mr. Seward
Washington, August 9, 1865.
Sir: With reference to your note of the 2d of June, relative to a scheme to introduce yellow fever into New York and other northern cities, I have the honor to state that I forwarded the same with its enclosures to the lieutenant governor of Bermuda.
I now enclose a copy of a communication from the lieutenant governor, embodying the conclusion arrived at by the attorney general of Bermuda after an inquiry based on the statement made by Matilda Swan and Frederick Buxtorf.
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I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your most obedient, humble servant,
FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE.
Hon. William H. Seward, &c., &c., &c.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-ninth C
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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 First Session Thirty-ninth C.