Letter

Charles Francis Adams to R. B. Van Valkenburgh, December 27, 1866

Mr. Adams to Mr. Van Valkenburgh

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th October, and of the first of a bill of exchange for £2,673 12s. 2d. at six months, drawn in my favor by the Oriental Bank at Yokohama on the Union Bank, London, which I shall place in proper course of collection, on account of the foreign department of the government of the United States, as heretofore directed in former cases.

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

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.

R. B. Van Valkenburgh, Esq., Minister Resident of the United States, Yedo, Japan.

Sources
FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortie 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 Fortie.