Letter

William H. Seward to J. Hume Burnley, March 15, 1865

Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 14th instant, in regard to the alleged proceedings of a society called Fenian Brotherhood, and to inform you, in reply, that it will receive immediate attention.

I have the honor to be, with high consideration, sir, your 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.