Letter

Odo Russell to George Bancroft, June 11, 1872

Author

Odo Russell

Recipient

George Bancroft

Date

June 11, 1872

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure No. 5.]

Mr. Odo Russell to Mr. Bancroft.

British Embassy, Berlin, June 11, 1872.

Sir: The undersigned, Her Britannic Majesty’s Embassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Bancroft’s letter of this day’s date, informing him that he had submitted to His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, through Prince Bismarck, the second and definitive reply of the Government of the United States on the disputed boundary question, and at the same time inclosing copies of it for Mr. Russell’s use and information.

In thanking Mr. Bancroft for this communication, and cordially reciprocating His Excellency’s wish expressed in his even-dated note that this long-continued controversy may, through the friendly arbitration of the Emperor, be brought very speedily to a close, the undersigned, &c.

ODO RUSSELL.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the Pr View original source ↗

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 Pr.