Letter

THURSTON, United States Consul to John A. MacDonald, Esq, July 17, 1866

Telegram sent to John A. MacDonald, Esq

Hon. John A. MacDonald, Attorney General, West Ottawa, C. W.:

Is there any reason why Ellis, Carney, and Dillon, in prison here as Fenians, are not discharged? The evidence of their innocence is conclusive, and the report of Mr. Harrison in favor of their release. I would respectfully ask that they be discharged at once.

D. THURSTON, United States Consul.
Sources
FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Thirty View original source ↗
U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Thirty.