Letter

William H. Seward to Daniel S. Dickinson, April 11, 1866

Author

William H. Seward

Recipient

Daniel S. Dickinson

Date

April 11, 1866

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Seward, Secretary of State, to Mr. Dickinson, district attorney.

Department of State, Washington, April 11, 1866.

Sir: I inclose a translation of a note of yesterday, addressed to this Department by Mr. Tassara, the Spanish minister here, on the subject of a vessel at New York called La Orientale, which, supposing her to be intended for the service of the republic of Chili, he requests may be detained for examination. The request has been made known to the Secretary of the Treasury, who is understood to have complied with it. You will cause the proper examination to be made, and if it should result in sufficient cause therefor, the vessel and any parties concerned may be judicially proceeded against.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Daniel S. Dickinson, Esq., Attorney of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the Pr View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the Pr.