Geoege Moore to Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons, June 9, 1863

Consul Moore to Lord Lyons.

My Lord: I have the honor to state that as the exigencies of the public service here are such that they cannot be abruptly broken off without the most serious detriment to British subjects resident in the southern States, I have deemed it expedient without loss of time to adopt the following measure for the protection of her Majesty’s subjects. I have issued the following notice in the local newspapers, namely:

“Notice to British Subjects.—British subjects requiring professional advance connected with questions of their nationality are recommended by Mr. George Moore, late her Britannic Majesty’s consul for the State of Virginia, to apply to Mr. G. A. Myers, attorney-at-law, on 12th, between Capitol and Broad streets, Richmond.”

Mr. Myers is a very competent person, to whom British interests can be most implicitly confided, and I have no hesitation in assuming any degree of responsibility in recommending this gentleman as the keeper of the archives of this consulate, and custodian of British interests, until ulterior arrangements can be determined upon. Mr. Myers stands high in the estimation of every member of the administration here, and he is one of the most prominent and respectable citizens of Richmond. The assistance which he has rendered to this consulate is such that I believe the business of this office could never have been conducted with satisfactory result without his friendly and gratuitous aid, which Mr. Cridland, I know, proposes to represent to her Majesty’s government.

Under the circumstances I trust that the present arrangement and my propective suggestion will meet with your lordship’s concurrence.

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