Letter

Fottion , Vice-Consul of the United States, Mytilene to Mr. Fottion, April 15, 1877

Author
Fottion , Vice-Consul of the United States, Mytilene
Recipient
Mr. Fottion
Date
April 15, 1877
Type
Letter
Language
English
[Inclosure 1 in Mr. Fottion’s No. 13.—Translation.]

Russian Vice-Consul at Mytilene to Mr. Fottion.

Russian Vice-Consulate, Mytilene, 15 (27) April, 1877.

No. 20.]

Sir and Dear Colleague: My superiors, thinking that there exists here a German consulate, have given me instructions to place the Russian subjects residing within the bounds of my jurisdiction under the protection of that empire. There being no such consulate, and thinking you more fit than any other person to fill this delicate mission, I have seen fit to request, by telegraph, my superiors to authorize me to betake myself of your kind offices. Unhappily, these gentlemen, having had to leave Turkey hurriedly, have not had sufficient time to make arrangements with your chiefs. In consequence, I beg you, sir, to consider the difficulty of my position, and I do not doubt that you will not refuse me your consent.

Accept, sir and dear colleague, &c.,

  • The vice-consul of Russia, G. AMIRA.
  • Mr. M. M. Fottion, Vice-Consul of the United States, Mytilene.
Topics
19th CenturyDiplomacyReconstruction
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.