Hatzfeldt to Sargent, February 18, 1883
Count Hatzfeldt to Mr. Sargent.
The undersigned has the honor, referring to the personal interview of yesterday, to inclose herewith for the information of Mr. A. A. Sargent, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States of America, a copy [of] proceedings at Nienberg on the 20th of January, 1870, according to which the American citizen, Julius Scheibert, made application to have Prussian citizenship conferred [on] himself and family, among which was his son William, born December 22, 1856; also the answer referring to the application dated February 3, 1870, conferring the requested naturalization.
The undersigned, while remarking that the investigation into the citizenship of “W. Scheibert has not yet been completed, and that consequently he reserves to himself the honor of a further communication as soon as a definite result shall have been reached, avails, &c.,