Letter

Carteret Hill to Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, March 14, 1882

Author

Carteret Hill

Recipient

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen

Date

March 14, 1882

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure in No. 333.]

Mr. Hill to Mr. Frelinghuysen.

United States Senate Chamber, Washington, March 14, 1882.

Dear Sir: It is represented to me by persons in whom I place confidence that Mr James L. White, a naturalized American citizen, has been for several months incarcerated in jail at Naas, Ireland, on the charge of being “reasonably suspected.”

Mr. White was for two years a member of the city council of Denver, Colorado, and is said to be a peaceable, quiet man, well-disposed towards good government. He left Denver about the 22d day of July, 1878, and returned to Ireland for the purpose of visiting his aged father and staying with him the remainder of his life. Very respectable parties in Denver offer to vouch for the intelligence, sobriety, and integrity of Mr. White.

I would respectfully request that inquiries be made in this case, and if the facts will justify, that such steps may be taken as will be necessary to secure his release.

I am, sir, &c.,

N. P. HILL.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.