Letter
FISH, Secretary to Robert C. Schenck, March 3, 1876
No. 107. Mr. Fish to General Schenck.
[Telegram.]
Washington, March 3, 1876.
The treaty of extradition between the United States and Great Britain admits no right in either party to exact conditions beyond those expressed in the treaty. The promise now asked in regard to Winslow is not in accordance with the treaty, and cannot be given. You will request the surrender of the fugitive on the terms of the treaty.
FISH,
Secretary.
Secretary.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P
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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.