Letter

KUPER, Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief to Pearson, U. S. N. U. S. Steam Vessel Takiang, September 11, 1864

Author

KUPER, Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief

Recipient

Pearson, U. S. N. U. S. Steam Vessel Takiang

Date

September 11, 1864

Type

Letter

Language

English

Admiral Kuper to Lieutenant Pearson

Her Majesty’s Ship Euryalus, Straits of Simono-Saki, September 11, 1864.

Sir: The operations in the straits of Simono-Saki having terminated, I am desirous of conveying to yourself, and through you to the men under your immediate orders, the expression of my best thanks for the assistance rendered by the Takiang throughout the progress of the recent events, which have been attended with the most complete and successful results.

The courtesy shown by you in receiving temporarily on board the Takiang the wounded of the squadron has been of considerable advantage to us, and I shall have much pleasure in reporting to her Majesty’s government your ready acquiescence in my wishes on all occasions when the services of the Takiang could be made available in any manner towards the success of the operations.

I have, &c.,

AUGUSTUS L. KUPER, Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.

Lieutenant Pearson, U. S. N. U. S. Steam Vessel Takiang.

Topics

19th Century Civil War Diplomacy

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-ninth C 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 First Session Thirty-ninth C.