Letter

William H. Seward to Evarts, February 8, 1878

Author

William H. Seward

Recipient

Evarts

Date

February 8, 1878

Type

Letter

Language

English

No. 80. Mr. Seward to Mr. Evarts.

United States Legation, Peking, February 8, 1878. (Received April 19.)

No. 401.]

Sir: I have the honor to recur to the matter mentioned in my dispatch No. 394, of the demand of the authorities at Shanghai for the removal of the Shanghai-Woosung telegraph, and to hand you herewith a copy of the letter from the intendant at that port to the Danish consul, advancing the demand.

This matter has been formally presented to the diplomatic body by Mr. Butzow, minister of Russia, who is charged with the care of Danish interests in this empire, and the several ministers agreed to write to their consuls as indicated in a letter which I am sending to our officer, a copy of which I inclose.

You will notice upon perusal of the letter that I recite to the consul-general briefly the facts as I understand them, and request him to aid his Danish colleague in efforts to continue the status quo until the business has been disposed, of by the parties concerned.

I have, &c.,

GEORGE F. SEWARD.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P View original source ↗

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.