John Mercer Langston to President Salomon, December 14, 1883

Mr. Langston to President Salomon.

Mr. President: The undersigned has the honor, in acknowledging the receipt of your dispatch of the 9th instant, to state that the subject-matter thereof was yesterday duly brought to the attention of the gentlemen representatives mentioned therein; and the undersigned, as directed by them, has the pleasure to assure your excellency that so soon as the several representatives referred to have communicated with their respective Governments with regard to your proposal to adjudicate and settle the claims for losses of their citizens, as the same are connected with the occurrences on the 22d and 23d of September last in this city, they will, each for himself, make reply to your Government according to their pleasure or instructions.

The undersigned, Mr. President, begs to renew to you the assurance of his sincere distinguished consideration.