Letter

The most honorable the Marquis of Salisbury to Hoppin, October 29, 1879

Author

The most honorable the Marquis of Salisbury

Recipient

Hoppin

Date

October 29, 1879

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure 4 in No. 89.]

The Marquis of Salisbury to Mr. Hoppin.

Foreign Office, October 29, 1879.

Sir: I have the honor to acquaint you, with reference to my note of the 6th instant, on the subject of the Mormon emigration from this Country to the United States, that I have been informed by Her Majesty’s secretary of state for the home department that a notice, * * * was about to be inserted in the newspapers, with a view to check the emigration of persons from this country for the purpose of joining the Mormon community in the United States.

I have further the honor to acquaint you that I have been informed by Her Majesty’s secretary of state for the home department, to whom I referred a copy of your note of the 16th instant, calling attention to the intention of certain persons to leave this country on the 18th instant with a view, as it would appear, to join the Mormon community in the United States, that a communication was at once addressed to the mayor of Liverpool, requesting that steps might be taken to publish at that port a notice similar to the one to be published in London, warning persons desirous of joining the Mormon community of the illegal nature of the practice of polygamy existing at Salt Lake City.

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.