Alvensleben, to Hamilton Fish, September 16, 1870

Baron Alvensleben to Mr. Fish.

The undersigned has the honor very respectfully to express his most grateful acknowledgments to the Hon. Hamilton Fish for the copy of the dispatch of Mr. Washburne of the 22d ultimo, concerning the expulsion of the Germans from France, which copy was kindly sent with his esteemed note of the 13th instant. The undersigned has hastened to transmit this interesting communication to his most high government, which will certainly thereby gratefully see with what earnestness and zeal the representative of the United States interests himself in behalf of the distressed Germans.

The undersigned gladly avails himself of this occasion to reiterate to the honorable Secretary of State the assurances of his most distinguished consideration.

For the envoy.