William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, June 26, 1866

Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams..

Sir: Referring to instruction No. 1843 from this department in regard to be disposition to be made by you of the first instalment of the Simonoseki iniemnity, which has been paid by the Japanese government, I now transmit for your information, and with a view to the carrying out of the instructions upon that subject heretofore sent you, a copy of a despatch of the 13th of April from Mr. Portman, our chargé d’affaires ad interim at Yedo, together with the original receipt, in quadruplicate, signed by the officer in charge of the British commission at Yokohama, for the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, $500,000,) or one hundred and six thousand and two hundred and fifty pounds sterling (£106,250.)

I am, sir, your obedient servant