Letter

E. B. Washburne stands for Elihu Benjamin Washburne to Hamilton Fish, June 15, 1871

Author

E. B. Washburne stands for Elihu Benjamin Washburne

Recipient

Hamilton Fish

Date

June 15, 1871

Type

Letter

Language

English

No. 146.

Mr. Washburne to Mr. Fish

No. 467.]

Legation of the United, States, Paris, June 15, 1871. (Received June 29.)

Sir: Lieutenant Colonel Count Waldersee, the new chargé d’affaires for the German Empire near the French government, arrived in Paris yesterday, and to-morrow will relieve me of the duties which I have discharged for the past eleven months, as connected with the protection of German subjects in France. He brought with him a letter from the Prince Bismarck, a copy of which I inclose herewith. I shall have the honor, at a subsequent time, of addressing you another and further communication upon this subject. I will only say that I feel great satisfaction in being relieved from the duties I have performed in this connection. I hope now to be able to leave for Carlsbad by the last of the present month.

I have the honor, &c.,

E. B. WASHBURNE.

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 Pr 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 Pr.