Letter

George Bancroft to Hamilton Fish, December 12, 1871

Author

George Bancroft

Recipient

Hamilton Fish

Date

December 12, 1871

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish.

No. 307.]

American Legation, Berlin, December 12, 1871. (Received Jan. 3.)

Sir: I this day left with Mr. Von Abeken, who, during the illness of the Chancellor of the Empire and of the Secretary of State, takes charge of the Foreign Office, the memorial of the United States on the Canal de Haro as their northwestern boundary, to be delivered through Prince Bismarck into the hands of the Emperor. At the same time I left at the British Embassy in Berlin not only the copy required by the treaty, but several extra copies of the memorial and evidence.Has delivered the memorial.

I annex a copy of the letter addressed to Mr. Petre. I hope you will approve my offer to join in bringing this boundary question to a speedy issue.

Up to late last night the representative of Her Britannic Majesty at Berlin had not received from his government any instructions on the subject.

I remain, &c.,

GEO. BANCROFT.

Notes

1. No. 6.

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 Pr 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 Pr.