Letter

Hoppin to Granville Leveson-Gower, September 22, 1882

Author

Hoppin

Recipient

Granville Leveson-Gower

Date

September 22, 1882

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure 1 in No. 256.]

Mr. Hoppin to Lord Granville.

Legation of the United States, London, September 22, 1882.

Urgent.]

My Lord: I have just received a telegram from Mr. Frelinghuysen of which the substance is as follows:

“Ascertain accurately and inform us why an exception is made in the case of Brophy, who, it is understood, is still imprisoned.”

I beg leave to remind your lordship that this William Brophy is a naturalized citizen of the United States who has been imprisoned in Ireland under the act for the protection of person and property, and whose case has already been the subject of a correspondence between your lordship and this legation. It has been stated in the public journals that one William Brophy has been released from prison, but either they have not learned this at Washington or there is some question there as to the identity of the individual. May I therefore ask your lordship kindly to inform me as to the facts in this matter that I may send an early reply by cable to the telegram which I have communicated above?

I have, &c.,

W. J. HOPPIN.

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 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.