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

Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Burnley.

Department of State, Washington, September 7, 1864.

Sir: Referring to Lord Lyons’s communication of the 30th of July last, relative to the desire of Messrs. McDonald, Brothers & Company to visit Memphis, I have the honor to enclose for your information a copy of a letter of the 2d instant from the War Department on the subject.

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

F. W. SEWARD, Acting Secretary.

Joseph Hume Burnley, Esq., &c., &c., &c.

Mr. Dana to Mr. Seward.

War Department, Washington City, September 2, 1864.

Sir: In reply to your letter of the 6th of August, relative to the desire of Messrs. McDonald, Brothers & Co. to visit Memphis, communicated to you through Lord Lyons, I am instructed by the Secretary of War to inform you that Major General Washburn reports, that, under existing orders, private parties are not allowed to purchase cotton or other products of insurrectionary districts within the limits of his command.

Your communication of the 12th ultimo upon the same subject, which was also referred to General Washburn, has not yet been returned.

I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,

C. A. DANA, Assistant Secretary of War.

Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State.