Letter

William Stuart to William Stuart, October 12, 1862

Mr. Stuart to Mr. Seward.

The undersigned, her Britannic Majesty’s charge d’affaires, has the honor to transmit to the Secretary of State of the United States the accompanying copy of a despatch which he has received from her Majesty’s principal secretary of state for foreign affairs, bearing reference to the note which the Secretary of State addressed to the undersigned, under date of the 18th of August last, in reply to representations on the subject of restrictions imposed on the trade in British vessels from the ports of the United States to the Bahamas.

The undersigned avails himself of this opportunity to renew to the Hon. William H. Seward the assurance of his high consideration.

W. STUART.
Sources
FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Third Session Thirty-seventh 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 Third Session Thirty-seventh.