Letter
William H. Seward to R. M. Johnson, June 14, 1876
[Inclosure 2 in No. 84.]
Mr. Seward to Mr. Johnson.
United States Legation, Peking, June 14, 1876.
No. 12.]
Sir: I have received your dispatch, numbered 478, inclosing Dr. Bunn’s account of a recent disturbance at the Episcopal mission’s hospital at Wuchang.
It is a matter of congratulation that the disturbance did not result in a more or less serious disaster. That it did not is largely due to the tact shown by Dr. Bunn and his associates. The native officials displayed good feeling and promptness. It will be well if you convey to them an indication that we appreciate their action, and that the favorable issue of the affair was partly due to their interference.
Please hand a copy of this letter to Dr. Bunn.
I have, &c.,
GEORGE F. SEWARD.
R. M. Johnson, Esq., United States Consul, Hankow.
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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.