Letter
William H. Seward to John Bigelow, December 24, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bigelow
No. 3.]
Department of State, Washington, December 24, 1864.
Sir: Referring to my instruction No. 1, enclosing your commission as charge d’affaires ad interim to France, and your credential letter, I have to observe that you will find in the records of the legation personal instructions which will be sufficient for your guidance. No special instructions are deemed necessary at present for a gentleman so conversant with the relations between the two countries as yourself.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
John Bigelow, 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.