Letter

Benjamin H. Helm to Samuel P. Lord, September 23, 1872

Author
Benjamin H. Helm
Recipient
Samuel P. Lord
Date
September 23, 1872
Type
Letter
Language
English
[Inclosure 14.]

Mr. Helm to Mr. Lord.

Hangchow, September 23, 1872.

Dear Sir: I understand that the dzen ho jien, yesterday, set free all the men he had under arrest. Those in the dzien dang jien have not yet been set free. It was rumored that Oug-s wu was to be let out on bail, but as yet he is still in “durance vile.”

Mr. Houston and I sent a note to the yamên to inquire why no proclamation had been sent us. (None was brought in, and none even posted at my place, which they dislike.) They replied they had none; they had been already sent to Kwin mi sau. I suppose it is of no importance, but all think the not posting a proclamation at my place is intentional.

Respectfully, &c.,

BEN. HELM.

Topics
19th CenturyDiplomacyReconstruction
Sources
FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P 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 P.
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