Letter
William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, November 12, 1864
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons.
Department of State, Washington, November 12, 1864.
My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 2d instant, transmitting further evidence of the nationality of the prisoners in the case of the Night Hawk; and in reply, to inform your lordship that I have transmitted a copy thereof to the Secretary of the Navy recalling his attention to the case with a view to the adoption of such proceedings as the result may warrant, returning the original affidavit.
I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, my lord, your obedient
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.