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

Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Burnley

Department of State, Washington, January 4, 1865.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication so the 31st ultimo, relative to an alleged military organization in Canada of fugitive from the United States. In reply, I have the honor to state that the efforts which were made by her Majesty’s authorities to ascertain the truth in regard to the representations on the subject are very gratifying to this government. It is hoped that the result may prove the conclusion arrived at by those authorities to be well founded.

I have the honor to be, with high consideration, sir, your obedient servant,

F. W. SEWARD, Acting Secretary.

J. Hume Burnley, Esq., &c., &c., &c.