Letter

Robert H. Pruyn to William H. Seward, January 27, 1863

Author

Robert H. Pruyn

Recipient

William H. Seward

Date

January 27, 1863

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Seward

No. 8.]

Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, January 27, 1863.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches, No. 24, of September 25, and No. 25, of September 29 last.

I received with great gratification the information that the President is satisfied “that my proceedings have been, in all respects, the best that could have been adopted to co-operate with and sustain the British legation, and to bring the government of the Tycoon to a just sense of this new outrage, and of the danger which it brings on the empire.”

I have the honor to transmit enclosure No. 1, copy of my letter to the ministers of foreign affairs, agreeably to your instructions.

I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

ROBERT H. PRUYN, Minister Resident in Japan.

Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington.

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-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 First Session Thirty-eighth .