Mr. Hale to Mr. Seward.
No. 68.]
Agency and Consulate General of the
United States of America,
Alexandria, Egypt,
December 4, 1866.
Sir: On the 29th ultimo John Harrison Surratt was transferred, under a sufficient guard, from the quarantine grounds to the government prison, where he remains in safe confinement.
He maintains his demeanor of reticence.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
CHARLES HALE.
Hon, William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.