Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-eighth Congress, Part II

Mr. Seward to Mr. Stanton.

Department of State, Washington, May 5, 1863.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for your information, a despatch (No. 35, of 1863) received from Mr. Murphy, the consul general of the United States at Frankfort-on-the-Main, in regard to contributions, of lint and linen which have been made in Germany for the use of the United States army.

I will thank you to return the despatch with your reply.

I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War.