Letter

William Hunter to Bassett, September 11, 1871

Author

William Hunter

Recipient

Bassett

Date

September 11, 1871

Type

Letter

Language

English

No. 252.

Mr. Hunter to Mr. Bassett

No. 81.]

Department of State, Washington, September 11, 1871.

Sir: Referring to your dispatches No. 85, and private No. 14, in which you state that you are informed that the government of Hayti entertain serious intentions of declaring war against San Domingo, and that the British minister may take steps to interfere with the interests of the United States, I have to instruct you to be observant of all acts by the Haytian government, and by the representatives of other powers tending to embroil Hayti and San Domingo, and to disturb the peace of the latter.

You will remonstrate earnestly in case of any such acts and keep this Department well informed in regard to them. You are further directed to ascertain whether the transmission of aid in money, military supplies, or men, to the insurgents in San Domingo, can be traced to the government of Hayti.

I am, &c.,

W. HUNTER, Acting Secretary.

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.