Letter
William H. Seward to William Stuart, September 25, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Stuart.
Department of State, Washington, September 25, 1862.
The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has had the honor to receive the note of this date from Mr. Stuart, her Britannic Majesty’s charge d’affaires, on the subject of the restrictions imposed by this government on trade between the port of New York and the British West Indies.
The undersigned will loose no time in laying this communication before the President, with a view to take his directions in regard to a reply to the same.
The undersigned avails himself of this occasion to offer to Mr. Stuart a renewed assurance of his very high consideration.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Hon. William Stuart, &c., &c., &c.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Third Session Thirty-seventh
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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 Third Session Thirty-seventh.