Letter

Henry Baxter to Hamilton Fish, February 13, 1871

Author

Henry Baxter

Recipient

Hamilton Fish

Date

February 13, 1871

Type

Letter

Language

English

No. 255.

Mr. Henry Baxter to Mr. Fish

No. 23.]

Legation of the United States, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, February 13, 1871. (Rec’d March 16.)

Sir: I have the honor to forward herewith inclosed communications and papers just received from Hon. Francisco Alvarado, secretary of foreign relations, Honduras. Under the present critical situation and possible contingencies that are liable to occur between the republics of Honduras and Salvador I have thought it proper to call the attention of the government of Salvador to the existing treaty between the governments of the United States and Honduras of July 4, 1864, and especially to article XIV of said treaty; giving assurance at the same time of all confidence that nothing will occur that shall interfere with or interrupt the friendly relations now existing between the governments of the United States and Salvador.

Opinions are still entertained by many that an amicable arrangement may yet be concluded and war avoided.

Hoping my course thus far may meet with the approval of your excellency, and awaiting instructions after the communicated facts are known to your excellency,

I have, &c.,

HENRY BAXTER,

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the Pr 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 Pr.