Letter

Prince Kung to Avery, November 24, 1874

Author

Prince Kung

Recipient

Avery

Date

November 24, 1874

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure 3 in No. 11.]

Prince Kung to Mr. Avery.

Tungchi, 13th year, 10th moon, 16th day, (November 24, 1874.)

Prince Kung, &c., &c., herewith makes a communication.

I have already had the honor to inform your excellency that a memorial had been handed up respecting the presentation in person of the President’s letter, and sending a copy of the imperial rescript about it.

I have to-day been honored by the receipt of the following decree:

“The foreign office has memorialized us that the Japanese and American envoys had both humbly requested an audience, for the purpose of presenting their letters of credence. Let an audience be granted to both of them. Respect this.”

A further decree was also received, directing that the audience be given on the 29th of this month, in the Tsj-kwang-Koh.

As is proper, I have had the above carefully copied, and now have the honor to communicate them for your guidance.

His Excellency Benjamin P. Avery, United States Minister to China.

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 P 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 P.