William H. Seward to James F. Robinson

KYR-0001-027-0003.xml

Accession Number

KYR-0001-027-0003

Document Genre

Correspondence

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1862-1863

Item Location

R2-1 to R2-2

Place of Creation

Washington, District of Columbia

Date of Creation

26 August 1862

Dates Mentioned

1862-08-26

1862-08-20

Department of State,
Washington, 26^th Aug^st 1862
To His Excellency
the Governor of Kentucky.
Frankfort.
Sir:

I subjoin a copy of a note of the 20^th instant addressed by this Department to the Honorable William Stuart, the Chargé d'Affaires of Her Brittanic Majesty, expressing an opinion as to the liability of aliens who have merely declared an intention to be come citizens of the United States, to serve in the Militia.

I have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant
William H. Seward.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, August 20, 1862.

SIR: Having informally understood from you that British subjects who had merely declared their intention to become citizens of the United States had expressed apprehensions that they might be drafted into the militia under the late requisition of the War Department, I have the honor to acquaint you, for their information, that none but citizens are liable to militia duty in this country, and that this Department has never regarded an alien who may have merely declared his intention to become a citizen as entitled to a passport, and consequently has always withheld from persons of that character any such certificate of citizenship

I have the honor to be, with high consideration, sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

To Hon. WILLIAM STUART, &c. &c.

Honble W. H. Seward

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