Letter
William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, January 8, 1864
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons.
Department of State. Washington, January 8, 1864.
My Lord: Your note of the 26th ultimo, relative to the imprisonment of the master and crew of the British steamer Banshee captured on a charge of violating the blockade, was received during my late absence from this city. The attention of the government is seriously directed to that subject.
I have the honor to be your very obedient servant,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Right Hon. Lord Lyons, &c., &c., &c.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth
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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 Second Session Thirty-eighth.