Letter

The most honorable the Marquis of Salisbury to Hoppin, September 5, 1878

Author

The most honorable the Marquis of Salisbury

Recipient

Hoppin

Date

September 5, 1878

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure 3 in No. 13.]

Lord Salisbury to Mr. Hoppin.

Foreign Office, September 5, 1878.

Sir: I addressed to Her Majesty’s secretary of state for the home department a communication with sense of Mr. Welsh’s letter of the 21st ultimo relative to the convicts Condon and Melody, and I have the honor to acquaint you that I am now informed that facilities have been given to Mr. Welsh to see the men in question, and that on the occasion of his recent visit to the home office he was told that the same course would be adopted in the present instance as in former cases of a similar kind.

I am further informed that as soon as the pardons have been prepared they will be sent down and read over to the convicts for their written consent to the conditions attached; on giving which the pardons will be delivered to them, and they will be set at liberty.

In conclusion, it is stated that Mr. Welsh or any person deputed by him, for whom he would vouch, can obtain permission to see the convicts.

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.