Letter
Hamilton Fish to E. B. Washburne stands for Elihu Benjamin Washburne., July 17, 1870
Mr. Fish to Mr. E. B. Washburne.
[By cable.]
Washington, July 17, 1870.
Washburne, Paris:
Government and people of the United States depend upon German steamers between Bremen, Hamburg, and New York for postal communication 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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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.