Right Hon. Earl Russell to Charles Francis Adams, August 24, 1864

Earl Russell to Mr. Adams.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18th instant, enclosing an extract of a despatch from the vice consul general of the United States at the Havana relative to the landing of a cargo of 1,200 negroes in Cuba, and I beg leave to thank you for your communication, as well as lor the assurance contained in your letter that you will make the necessary application to your government in order to ascertain their intentions in regard to sending vessels to cruise for the suppression of the slave trade.

I have the honor to be, with the highest. consideration, sir, your most obedient, humble servant,