Letter
William H. Seward to Senor Don Gabriel Garcia y Tassara, April 16, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Tassara.
Department of State, Washington, April 16, 1864.
Sir: In acknowledging the receipt of your confidential communication of the 5th instant, I have the honor to inform you that the consul general of the United States at Havana has been instructed to state to his excellency the captain general of Cuba, that if a suitable officer be sent to New York, such steps as may be proper will be taken to place in his charge, for the purpose indicated in your note, the Spanish officer Don Jose’ Agustin Arguelles.
Be pleased to accept the renewed assurance of my very high consideration.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Senor Don Gabriel Garcia y Tassara, &c., &c., &c., Washington.
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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.