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

[Extract.]

Mr. Seward to Mr. Kirk

Department of State, Washington, December 5, 1864.

Sir: Your despatches, Nos. 72, 73, and 74, dated, respectively, August 20, 21, and 22, were received on the 9th ultimo.

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The enclosed communication is from Señor Romero, the minister of Mexico, who requests that you will be pleased to hand it to Señor Don Mariano Espinosa, at Montevideo, and has reference to the medal presented by citizens of that place to General Zaragoza, of the Mexican army.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Robert C. Kirk, Esq., &c., &c., &c. Argentine Republic.

(For enclosures see Mr. Romero’s note of 30th November.)