Letter

William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, February 25, 1864

Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton

No. 489.]

Sir: Your despatch of the 5th instant, No. 413, relative to the imprisonment and cruel treatment of J. H. Mansfield, esq., our consul at Tabasco, has been received. Your prompt attention to the case is approved. It is hoped that you have pursued the subject under the several instructions which followed No. 413, relating thereto.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

William L. Dayton Esq., &c., &c., &c.

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.