Letter
Right Hon. Earl Russell to Charles Francis Adams, March 17, 1865
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams
Foreign Office, March 17, 1865.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this day, containing a resolution of the Congress of the United States, approved by the President, in regard to the termination of the treaty of 1854, commonly known as the reciprocity treaty.
Her Majesty will instruct Sir Frederick Bruce, on his proceeding to Washington as her Majesty’s envoy extraordinary, upon the subject.
I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your most obedient, humble servant,
RUSSELL.
Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-ninth C
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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-ninth C.