Letter

William H. Seward to R. M. Johnson, June 19, 1876

No. 40. Mr. Seward to Mr. Fish.

No. 84.]

Sir: I have the honor to hand to you herewith a copy of a letter from one of our missionaries, Dr. Bunn, which has been sent to me by the consul at Hankow, reporting the circumstances of a recent disturbance in a missionary hospital at Wuchang, the capital of the Hukwang provinces, and also a copy of an instruction which I am addressing to the consul.

I think it incumbent upon us to show appreciation of the good-will and favorable action of the native officials in such cases. The conduct of the missionaries was very discreet.

I have, &c.,

GEORGE F. SEWARD.
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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.