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

[Extract.]

Mr. King to Mr. Seward.

No. 62.]

Legation of the United States, Rome, August 8, 1866.

Sir: * * * * * * * *

I availed myself of the opportunity to repeat to the cardinal the information communicated to me by St. Marie in regard to John H. Surratt. His Eminence was greatly interested by it, and intimated that if the American government desired the surrender of the criminal there would probably be no difficulty in the way.

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I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

RUEUS KING.

Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.