Mr. Seward to Mr.
Burnley.
Department of State,
Washington,
October 26, 1864.
Sir: Referring to your note of the 17th ultimo,
relative to the claim of Miss Murray to certain cotton alleged to have
been seized by the United States government in Mississippi, I have the
honor, in reply, to enclose, a copy of a letter of the 19th instant,
from the War Department, regarding this case.
I have the honor to be, with high consideration, sir, your obedient
servant,
J. Hume Burnley, Esq., &c., &c., &c.
Mr. Dana to Mr. Seward.
War Department,
Washington City,
October 19, 1864.
Sir: I have the honor, by direction of the
Secretary of War, to inform you that your communication of the 13th
instant, enclosing a note from J. Hume Burnley, esq., upon the
subject of Miss Murray’s claim on account of a quantity of cotton
alleged to have belonged to her, and to have been seized by military
authorities in Mississippi, has been referred to Major General
Canby, commanding the military division of west Mississippi, from
whom no report has yet been received in relation to the previous
papers in the case, transmitted to him on the 19th of last April,
though the intervening time has, without doubt, been essential to
the proper investigation of the case.
I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,
C. A. DANA, Assistant Secretary of
War.
Hon. William H. Seward,
Secretary of State.
