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 and House of Representatives2Open page

March 3, 1862

To the Senate and House of Representatives:

I transmit to Congress a translation of an instruction to the minister of his Majesty the King of Italy accredited to this government, and a copy of a note to that minister from the Secretary of State, relating to the settlement of the question arising out of the capture and detention of certain citizens of the United States, passengers on board the British steamer Trent, by order of Captain Wilkes, of the United States navy. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Washington, March 3, 1862.

Annotation

[1] Thirty-seventh Congress, Second Session, Senate Executive Document No. 30. The communication from the Italian government, January 21, 1862, expressed satisfaction with ``the happy solution of a question which. . . put in doubt the peace of the world.''