Letter

De Long to Hamilton Fish, June 17, 1873

Author

De Long

Recipient

Hamilton Fish

Date

June 17, 1873

Type

Letter

Language

English

No. 261. Mr. De Long to Mr. Fish.

United States Legation, Japan,
June 17, 1873. (Received July 22.)

No. 427.]

Sir: I have the honor to advise you that on yesterday I received a note from the Peruvian envoy here, (inclosure No. 1,) accompanied by a copy of a note addressed by him to F. F. Low, esq., at Peking, (inclosure No. 2,) requesting me to forward the original (which was also inclosed in a sealed envelope) to Mr. Low, with a personal request on my part to him to extend the assistance required. Also inclosing a sealed note addressed to a Chinese official at Tien-Tsin requesting me to forward the same for delivery to the United States consul at that port.

I at once addressed Mr. Low a note (inclosure No. 3) forwarding the sealed dispatch therewith, and also addressed our consul at Tientsin, Mr. Eli T. Sheppard, a note (inclosure No. 4) forwarding the other letter for delivery. Also on the same day I replied to the Peruvian envoy, informing him of my proceedings, (inclosure No. 5.)

I am, &c.,

C. E. DE LONG.

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.