Letter

The most honorable the Marquis of Salisbury to Hoppin, January 19, 1880

Author

The most honorable the Marquis of Salisbury

Recipient

Hoppin

Date

January 19, 1880

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure 1 in No. 139.]

The Marquis of Salisbury to Mr. Hoppin.

Foreign Office, January 19, 1880.

Sir: With reference to your letter of the 16th of October last, and to previous correspondence upon the same subject, I have the honor to acquaint you that a communication has been received from Her Majesty’s secretary of state for the home department stating that he is advised by the law officers of the Crown, to whom the question has been referred, that Her Majesty’s government is under no obligation, and, indeed, has no power, to prevent the emigration of British subjects desirous of joining the Mormon community in the United States, and that they can do no more than to give notice to the public of the illegal character of Mormon marriages according to the law of the United States.

Copies of the notices issued in London and Liverpool are inclosed herewith for your information.

I have, &c.,

SALISBURY.

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.