Letter

William H.seward to Sir Frederick Wright Bruce, & c ., & c ., & c, July 8, 1867

Author

William H.seward

Recipient

Sir Frederick Wright Bruce, & c ., & c ., & c

Date

July 8, 1867

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Seward to Sir F. Bruce

Department of State, Washington, July 8, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 3d instant, recalling the attention of this department to the questions contained in your note of the 13th of July, 1866, relative to the adoption by this government of a code of maritime signals now in use by her Majesty’s government, and to inform you, in reply, that I have placed your communication and its accompanying plates of various signal flags before the Secretary of the Navy, with the request that he will furnish this department with such information regarding the subject as is desired by her Majesty’s government.

I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your obedient servant

WILLIAM H.SEWARD.

Hon Sir Frederick Wright Bruce, &c., &c., &c.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortie 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 of the Fortie.