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

Mr. Seward to Mr. McMahon.

No. 9.]

Department of State, Washington, November 27, 1868.

Sir: Your interesting dispatch from Rio de Janeiro, No. 6, of the 26th ultimo, has been received.

The instruction, No. 7, of the 21st instant, makes it unnecessary to write to you further upon the subject at present.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Martin T. McMahon, Esq., &c., &c., &c.