Letter
Hamilton Fish to E. B. Washburne stands for Elihu Benjamin Washburne., July 16, 1870
[Telegram.]
Mr. Fish to Mr. E. B. Washburne.
Department of State, Washington, July 16, 1870.
Government and people of United States depend upon German steamers between Bremen and Hamburg and New York for postal communications with Europe, under arrangements with the United States Post Office.
Inquire whether, in the event of war with North Germany, these steamers will be exempt from capture.
Report by cable.
FISH.
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No. 19.
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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 Pr
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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 Pr.