Letter

To the Civil Governor of this Province:, July 24, 1873

Author

(Signatures.)

Date

July 24, 1873

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure 1.—Translation.]

To the Civil Governor of this Province:

The undersigned, foreign consuls resident in Seville, having met to-day in the consulate of the German Empire, have the honor to address themselves to you to inform you that, in view of the grave circumstances through which this capital is now passing, they trust that their respective domiciles, and those of their fellow-citizens, will be respected in whatever conflict may occur.

Likewise, in the event of army forces undertaking hostile operations against this place, they represent to you the duty incumbent upon them to put themselves in communication with the commanders of said forces, with the object of obtaining from them the respect due to their flags and their citizens. To attain this object they request you to be pleased to grant them the necessary safe-conducts, in order that they may quit and re-enter the city without any hinderance from the popular forces. And to this end the address of each is given, with, the signature.

(Signatures.)

Seville, July 24, 1873.

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.