Letter
Langston , Minister Resident of the United States of America at Port au Prince to John Mercer Langston, December 17, 1877
[Inclosure 3 in No. 17.—Translation,]
Mr. Carrié to Mr. Langston.
Port au Prince, December 17, 1877.
Mr. Minister: In view of the attitude taken by the commander of the Spanish aviso, the Don George Juan, and of the ultimatum which has just been signified to us, the government, in a conjuncture which threatened as well the foreign interests in Hayti as our own, has thought that it could not do better than submit to you its answer to the Spanish commander as well as the ultimatum which it has received. It begs you kindly to repair to-morrow at five o’clock in the afternoon at the national palace, in order to take communication of these papers.
Be pleased to receive, Mr. Minister, the assurances of my very high consideration.
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
- F. CARRIÉ.
- Mr. J. M. Langston, Minister Resident of the United States of America at Port au Prince.
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U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.