Letter

William H, Seward, to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, January 15, 1864

Author

William H, Seward,

Recipient

Right Hon. Lord Lyons

Date

January 15, 1864

Type

Letter

Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons.

Department of State, Washington, January 15, 1864.

My Lord: Referring-to your communication of the 17th ultimo relative to the case of Patrick Hamilton—a prisoner in Fort Warren—and to my reply, I have the honor to enclose herewith the copy of a letter of the 7 th instant, addressed to this department by the Secretary of the Navy.

I have the honor to be, with high consideration, your lordship’s obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD,

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

Mr. Welles to Mr. Seward.

Navy Department, January 7, 1864.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22d ultimo, enclosing a copy of a letter from Lord Lyons, with copies of the accompaniments, relative to the case of Patrick Hamilton, a prisoner in Fort Warren, who claims to be a British subject.

Patrick Hamilton was captured while violating the blockade, and was detained because he was represented to be a pilot and a dangerous man—one who had been constantly engaged in violating the laws and regulations of this government.

I am, very respectfully, &c,

GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy.

Topics

19th Century Civil War Diplomacy

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.