Letter
Edward Stanley to Charles Francis Adams, December 31, 1866
Lord Stanley to Mr. Adams
Foreign Office, December 31, 1866.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th instant, relative to the case of Mr. J. W. Menard, who claims to be a citizen of the United States, and who is stated to have received illegal treatment at the hands of the authorities of Jamaica towards the end of 1865; and I have to inform you that I have lost no time in requesting her Majesty’s secretary of state for the colonies to cause an inquiry to be made into this matter.
I have, &c., &c., &c.
STANLEY.
Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortie
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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.