Letter

ROUSE, Acting Chargé d’ Affaires to C. De Varigny, His Hawaiian Majesty’s, February 4, 1867

Mr. Rouse to Mr. De Varigny

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your excellency’s despatch of the 1st instant, in reply to despatch No. 5, from this legation, relating to the question of jurisdiction of the courts of this kingdom over the case of one Thomas Duane, alias Burns, and to say that I will, at my earliest opportunity, forward your despatch to the honorable Secretary of State of the United States, and wait in the matter for further instructions.

I have the honor to renew to your excellency assurances of my highest consideration and respect.

Your most obedient servant,

HENRY B. ROUSE, Acting Chargé d’ Affaires.

His Excellency C. De Varigny, His Hawaiian Majesty’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Sources
FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortie 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 Second Session of the Fortie.