Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To, The Senate of the United States. December 9, 1862

In compliance with the Resolution of the Senate of the United States of the 13th of March last, requesting a copy of the correspondence relative to the attempted seizure of Mr. Fauchet, by the Commander of the ``Africa,'' within the waters of the United States, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State, and the documents by which it was accompanied.

Washington, December, 9th, 1862. ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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[1] DS, DNA RG 46, Senate 37A F3. Secretary Seward's report to Lincoln, December 9, 1862, included a lengthy correspondence concerning the attempt to

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seize Joseph Fauchet, minister from France, on August 1, 1795, on board the American packet ship Peggy bound from New York to Newport, Rhode Island. The report is printed in full in Thirty-seventh Congress, Third Session, Senate Executive Document No. 4.