Letter

William H. Seward to John Williams Gunnison, December 12, 1863

Mr. Seward to Mr. Gunnison.

Your despatch to Lord Lyons on the subject of the Chesapeake received. He will adopt all proper measures in regard. The United States attorney for Maine will be instructed to take depositions with a view to the extradition of the offenders.

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Sources
FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth 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 Second Session Thirty-eighth.