Letter

William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, July 14, 1864

Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward

No. 511.]

Sir: I have the honor to enclose herewith a translation of a communication just received from the French minister of the marine and the colonies, being an acknowledgment of the receipt of my note of thanks to Messrs. Dufour and Aubin, surgeons at the navy hospital at Cherbourg, for their kindness to our sailors after the late fight between the Kearsarge and the Alabama.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

WM. L. DAYTON.

Hon. William H. Seward Secretary of State, &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.