Letter

William H. Seward to J. Hume Burnley, January 19, 1865

Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley

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.

Sources
FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-ninth C View original source ↗
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.