Letter

Charles Francis Adams to Right Hon. Earl Russell, October 27, 1864

Author

Charles Francis Adams

Recipient

Right Hon. Earl Russell

Date

October 27, 1864

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Enclosures.]

1. Mr. Adams to Lord Russell, October 27, 1864.

2. Lord Russell to Mr. Adams, November 2, 1864.

Mr. Adams to Earl Russell.

Legation of the United States, London, October 27, 1864.

My Lord: I am directed to lay before your lordship the copy of a letter addressed to the Secretary of State of the United States, by Mr. Savage, the vice-consul general at Havana, on the 23d of September last, respecting certain operations in prosecution of the slave trade, for the information of her Majesty’s government.

I pray your lordship to accept the assurances of the highest consideration with which I have the honor to be, my lord, your most obedient servant,

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.

Right Hon. Earl Russell, &c., &c., &c.

Earl Russell to Mr. Adams.

Foreign Office, November 2, 1864.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your letter of the 27th ultimo, enclosing a copy of a report from the United States vice-consul at the Havana, containing information respecting the slave trade.

I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your most obedient, humble servant,

RUSSELL.

C. F. Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.

Topics

19th Century Civil War Diplomacy

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth 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 Thirty-eighth.