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William H. Seward to Gideon Welles, April 16, 1866
[7] *Mr. Seward, Secretary of State, to Mr. Welles, Secretary of the Navy.
Department of State, Washington, April 16, 1866.
Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith a copy of a telegraphic dispatch received from the commanding officer at Fort Sullivan, Maine, and to ask your attention to the subject to which it relates. I would suggest that instructions be sent to the Winoski to co-operate with the military and revenue officers and the police, in order to prevent or defeat any attempted violation of the neutrality laws of the United States.
I have the honor to be, &c.,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy.
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U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the Pr.