Letter

Benjamin Moran to William H. Seward, August 4, 1868

Author

Benjamin Moran

Recipient

William H. Seward

Date

August 4, 1868

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Extract.]

Mr. Moran to Mr. Seward.

No. 88.]

Legation of the United States, London, August 4, 1868.

Sir: On Sunday last, the 2d instant, I received a note from General J. Watson Webb, the United States minister at Rio, a copy of which I have the honor to inclose, and yesterday I sent you by the cable the message, almost word for word, which he requests me in that letter to transmit to you.

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

BENJAMIN MORAN.

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

[Untitled]

To the legation of the United States in London:

I have the honor to request that the foregoing may be telegraphed to the Secretary of State of the United States at your earliest convenience. Doubtless by the freight line of steamers to Liverpool, on the 15th, I’ll send our government further information through the legation at London.

With great respect, &c.,

J. WATSON WEBB, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States to Brazil.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Third Session of the Fortiet 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 Third Session of the Fortiet.