GENERAL ORDERS, 
No. 38. 
WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Adjutant General's Office, 
Washington, March 15, 1865. 
Modification of Passport Order. 
The following modification of the President's order concerning pass- 
ports, published in General Orders, No. 308, of 1864, is promulgated 
for the information and guidance of all concerned: 
Department of State, 
Washington, March 8, 1865. 
Whereas, pursuant to the order of the President of the United States, 
directions were issued from this Department under date of the 17th of 
December, 1864, requiring passports from all travelers entering the 
United States, except immigrant passengers directly entering an Ameri- 
can port from a foreign country; but whereas information has recently 
been received which affords reasonable grounds to expect that her 
Britannic Majesty's government and the executive and legislative 
branches of the government of Canada have taken, and will continue 
to take, such steps as may be looked for from a friendly neighbor, and 
will be effectual towards preventing hostile incursions from Canadian 
territory into the United States, the President directs that, from and 
after this date, the order above referred to requiring passports shall be 
modified, and so much thereof as relates to persons entering this country 
from Canada shall be rescinded, saving and reserving the order in all 
other respects in full force. 
WILLIAM H. SEWARD. 
By order of the Secretary of War: 
E. D. TOWNSEND, 
Assistant Adjutant General. 
Official : 
Assistant Adjutant General.