Letter
William H. Seward to Anson Burlingame, September 20, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame
No. 81.]
Department of State, Washington, September 20, 1864.
Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 26th of May, No. 73, and the accompanying copy of the correspondence with the Chinese government in relation to smuggling and arrests on the Yangtse.
Your proceedings in regard to the matters embraced in the correspondence are approved.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Anson Burlingame, Esq., &c., &c., &c.
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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.