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

Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward.

Washington, November 12, 1864.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday’s date, enclosing to me copies of communications from the United States vice-consul general at Montreal, relative to the sale of the Georgian, or Georgiana.

I have this day transmitted copies of your note, and of its enclosures, to his excellency the governor general of Canada.

I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your most obedient, humble servant,

For LORD LYONS,

J. HUME BURNLEY.

Hon. William H. Seward, &c., &c., &c.