Letter

William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, April 1, 1864

Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons,.

My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of this date and, of its accompaniments, relative to the case of the British vessel Scylla, seized by the United States military authorities on the Rio Grande.

In reply, I have the honor to acquaint you that the subject shall receive due attention.

I have the honor to be, with high consideration, my lord, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Right Hon. Lord Lyons, &c., &c., &c.

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.