Letter

Allan A. Burton to William H. Seward, November 16, 1866

Author

Allan A. Burton

Recipient

William H. Seward

Date

November 16, 1866

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Burton to Mr. Seward

No. 281.]

Legation of the United States, Bogota, November 16, 1866.

Sir: The project of establishing a submarine telegraph between the island of Cuba and the isthmus of Panama is eliciting some interest here at this time. The President of Colombia has decided to submit the subject to congress, which will meet on the 1st of next February. It is thought that an exclusive privilege to construct and work this line of telegraph will be sought with avidity by numerous American citizens and British subjects. It would seem important to the interests of our country for the enterprise to be under the control of our citizens. For the information of the department, I enclose the accompanying papers relating to the matter.

I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,

ALLAN A. BURTON.

Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Thirty View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Thirty.