Letter
William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, May 4, 1864
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons.
Department of State, Washington, May 4, 1864.
My Lord: Referring to your communication of the 21st ultimo respecting an alleged violation of British maritime jurisdiction by a steamer of war supposed to be the United States steamer Vanderbilt, I have the honor to inform you that a letter has been received from the Secretary of the Navy upon the subject, in which it is stated that a copy of the complaint preferred has been transmitted to Commander C. H. Baldwin, who at the time of the alleged aggression was in command of the Vanderbilt, and he has been called on for an explanation.
I have the honor to be, with high consideration, your lordship’s 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.