Letter
BLAKELY CREIGHTON, Commander and Senior United States Officer, Present to R. B. Van Vankenburgh, February 9, 1868
Commander Creighton to General Van Valkenburgh.
United States Steamer Oneida, (3d rate,) Hiogo, Japan, February 9, 1868.
Sir: Your communication of the 8th instant is received; all of the United States forces have been withdrawn, and the Japanese steamers are ready to be delivered over when proper authority arrives to receive them.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. BLAKELY CREIGHTON, Commander and Senior United States Officer, Present.
General R. B. Van Vankenburgh, Minister Resident of the United States in Japan.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Third Session of the Fortiet
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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.