Letter
W. H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, April 17, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons,.
Department of State, Washington, April 17, 1863.
My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of this date, relative to the alleged taking of the British steamship Granite City, of London, while waiting the action of the prize court, for the service of the United States government, and to inform you that it has been referred to the Secretary of the Navy, with a view of my being enabled to satisfy your inquiry on the subject.
I have the honor to be, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Right Hon. Lord Lyons, &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-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 First Session Thirty-eighth .