Letter
William H. Seward to J. Hume Burnley, December 31, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley
Department of State, Washington, December 31, 1864.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 28th instant, relative to the alleged fitting out, at Nassau, of vessels intended to be used in depredating on the commerce of the United States.
I give you my thanks for your kind attention to the subject.
I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
J. Hume Burnley, Esq., &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.