John Mercer Langston to JOSEPH BOWIE, Master of Schooner Victor, November 8, 1884

Mr. Langston to Mr. Victor.

Sir: The undersigned has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch, dated November 6, 1884, and to state that while he insists upon the justice and reasonableness of all the doctrines of the law and usages heretofore presented by him, especially as contained in the memorandum which he submitted to your Government on the 15th of July last, as constituting a just and equitable basis upon which to examine and settle the claims of American citizens suffering losses in connection with the insurrectionary events taking place in this city on the 22d and 23d days of September, 1883; and while he reserves all rights and interest of any kind and sort pertaining to such citizens as regards any claims or reclamations for property destroyed, or personal abuse or maltreatment, or the denial or failure to maintain any right or privilege pertaining to any one or all of them by the Haytien Government, and demands their immediate adjustment, he will, in the course of communication, bring your dispatch to the attention of his Government.

The undersigned has, &c.,