Letter

William H. Seward to Senor Don Gabriel Garcia y Tassara, April 16, 1864

Mr. Seward to Mr. Tassara.

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.

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.