Letter
Robert C. Schenck to Hamilton Fish, February 25, 1871
Washington, February 25, 1871.
Sir: Having signified my acceptance of the appointment to the duties of commissioner in the joint high commission between the United States and Great Britain, which the President has been pleased to confer on me, I herewith inclose the oath of office and allegiance, which I have taken in the form required by law.
I have also to inform you that I was born in the State of Ohio.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
ROBERT C. SCHENCK.
Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State.
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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.