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that his widow may require it—

I beg to apoligize for the trouble imposed upon your Excellency in this matter, and relying on your appreci-ation of the motives that oblige me to apply to you for this information, I avail myself of the occasion to renew to Your Excellency, assurances of my most dis-tinguished consideration—

N. L. Barreda—

His Excellency
The Honorable William H. Seward—
Secretary of State, of the
United States—
Washington—