Letter

John A. Dix to William H. Seward, July 29, 1867

Author

John A. Dix

Recipient

William H. Seward

Date

July 29, 1867

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Dix to Mr. Seward

No. 112.]

Legation of the United States, Paris, July 29, 1867.

Sir: Admiral Farragut has been in this city for some days, and will leave to-day for Cherbourg. I have done ail in my power to make his visit pleasant to him. He dined the day before yesterday with the Emperor, who invited some of the high officers of the government to meet him. I was also invited with them. The Empress has been in England some days on a visit to the Queen, and the admiral was preparing to pay her the proper honors at Cherbourg, where she was expected on Saturday, when he received the Emperor’s invitation to dinner on the same day. He has made a very favorable impression here, as he does wherever he goes.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JOHN A. DIX.

Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortie View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortie.