Letter

Emilio Castelar to Daniel E. Sickles, March 27, 1873

Author

Emilio Castelar

Recipient

Daniel E. Sickles

Date

March 27, 1873

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Appendix A.—Translation.]

Mr. Castelar to General Sickles.

Madrid, March 27, 1873. (Received March 27.)

The minister of state presents his compliments to General Sickles and has the honor to inform him that under date of the 24th instant the minister of Ultramar addressed a communication to the captain-general of Cuba in reply to the inquiry as to the status of those slaves registered (empadronados) after the date fixed by law, stating to him that in conformity with the evident intent of the second paragraph of article 30 of the regulations of August 5, 1872, and in conformity with the opinion of the full council of state, the government of the republic has decided that the persons referred to in the captain-general’s inquiry shall be declared free, and that in case indemnification be demanded, the same shall be decided by the proper authorities after examination of the documents and facts of each case.

Don Emilio Castelar avails himself with pleasure of this opportunity to repeat to General Sickles the expression of his sentiments of sincere appreciation of esteem.

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.