Letter

William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, July 12, 1864

Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton

No. 604.]

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 24th ultimo, No. 494, relative to the case of Mr. J. H. Mansfield, our consul at Tabasco, and to express my approval of your proceedings therein related. You will urge upon the minister for foreign affairs the importance attached by this government to prompt explanations concerning so serious a matter.

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.