49/67 31.] [Footnote 259: Cited by Bancroft, _Seward_, II, p. 189.] [Footnote 260: _Ibid._] [Footnote 261: _Ibid._, p. 193.] [Footnote 262: _Ibid._] [Footnote 263: _Ibid._] [Footnote 264: _U.S.Messages and Documents, 1861-2_, p. 7, 1861.] [Footnote 265: Bancroft, _Seward_, II, p.196.This speculation is not supported by any reference to documents revealing such a purpose. |