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

Mr. Seward to Mr. Barreda.

Department of State, Washington, October 11, 1866.

Sir: I have received with satisfaction your note of the 9th instant, stating that the government of Peru had offered no inducement for the emigration of freedmen from the United States to that republic. It is to be hoped that any lawful effort which that government can make will not be omitted towards preventing such fraudulent and unlawful attempts to procure emigrants as is proposed.

I avail myself of this occasion, sir, to offer to you a renewed assurance of my very high consideration.

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Señor Don F. L. Barreda, &c., &c., &c.