Letter
William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, December 6, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams
No. 1183.]
Department of State, Washington, December 6, 1864.
Sir: You will receive herewith a copy of intercepted correspondence, which will be found to support the protests you have been instructed to offer to her Majesty’s government against the use of the British provinces on our border as a base for aggression, robbery, and murder.
The original papers are in my hands. We know that they are genuine. You will use them as shall seem expedient. They are preceded by extracts from a report of Major General Augur, by whom the bearer of the illicit correspondence was arrested. That report describes the intercepted correspondence.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &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.