Letter
GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy to William H. Seward, December 3, 1868
Mr. Welles to Mr. Seward.
Navy Department, Washington, December 3, 1868.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 1st instant, inclosing copy of a dispatch from the United States minister at Port-au-Prince, relative to the state of affairs on the island of Hayti, and the want of protection to the interests of American citizens there.
The naval force having been reduced, to comply with an act of Congress, Rear-Admiral Hoff is restricted in his operations. A single vessel is probably all that can be assigned to Haytien waters, and the Nipsic is now there.
Very respectfully,
GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy.
Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Third Session of the Fortiet
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U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Third Session of the Fortiet.