Letter

K Baldwin to Sir P. Wodehouse, October 22, 1863

Author

K Baldwin

Recipient

Sir P. Wodehouse

Date

October 22, 1863

Type

Letter

[Enclosure 2 in No. 2.]

Commander Baldwin, U. S. N., to Sir P. Wodehouse.

Vanderbilt, Cape Town, October 22, 1863.

Sir: I have the honor to make known to your excellency the arrival here of this ship.

I have come to this harbor for the purpose of making some necessary repairs to my meahinery, and also to get a supply of fuel.

I therefore ask your excellency’s permission to lie here for the above-mentioned purposes the necessary time, say, from four to six working days.

I have, &c.,

CHAS. K BALDWIN.

Topics

19th Century Civil War Diplomacy

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth 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 Thirty-eighth.