Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortieth Congress

Mr. Seward to Mr. de Stoeckl

Department of State, Washington, October 29, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to inclose, for your information, a copy of a letter of yesterday to General Grant, the Secretary of War ad interim, embodying an instruction which the President has directed to be sent by telegraph to Major General Halleck, by him to be promptly communicated to Major General Rosseau, at Sitka, with a view to preventing premature and illegal attempts to occupy land in Alaska.

Accept, sir, a renewed assurance of my very high consideration.

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Mr. Edward de Stoeckl, &c., &c., &c.