Letter
William H. Seward to John A. D, October 5, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dix
No. 205.]
Department of State, Washington, October 5, 1868.
Sir: I enclose a transcript of a letter from the Honorable John A. Bingham, a member of the House of Representatives, together with a copy of its accompaniment, from E. G. Morgan, esq., of Ohio, requesting the intervention of this department in behalf of Philip Brailly, a naturalized citizen of the United States, now imprisoned in Paris for failure to perform military duty in 1848.
You are instructed to use your good offices, unofficially, with a view to secure the liberation of Mr. Brailly.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
John A. Dix, Esq., &c., &c., &c.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Third Session of the Fortiet
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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 Third Session of the Fortiet.