Letter
William H. Seward to J. Hume Burnley, January 19, 1865
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley
Department of State, Washington, January 19, 1865.
Sir: Referring to your note of the 13th instant, in which you propose that the James Douglas may be brought to New York and there regularly appraised and a settlement made with the owners, I have the honor to enclose, in reply, a copy of a letter of the 31st ultimo from the Secretary of the Navy.
I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your most 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.