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. Adams.

No. 1684 ]

Department of State, Washington, February 12, 1866.

Sir: I enclose for your information a copy of a note* of the 9th instant which I addressed to Sir Frederick W. A. Bruce, relative to the contents of a note,* a copy of which is also enclosed, of the 19th ultimo, upon the subject of the Shenandoah, from Lord Clarendon, who instructed Sir Frederick to communicate it to me.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.