Letter

William H. Seward to Edward Thornton, October 12, 1868

Author

William H. Seward

Recipient

Edward Thornton

Date

October 12, 1868

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Seward to Mr. Thornton

Department of State, Washington, October 12, 1868.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 24th ultimo, in which you inform the department that Lord Stanley has lately received reports and documents from Sir Harry Parkes, her Majesty’s minister to Japan, upon the subject of the religious persecution threatened in the name of the Mikado, showing that the feeling against that religion is unhappily increasing. In reply, I have the honor to give you herewith, for the information of your government, a copy of the latest correspondence which has taken place between this government and Mr. Van Yalkenburg, on the painful subject referred to.

I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Edward Thornton, Esq., &c, &c., &c.

Notes

1. For inclosure see correspondence with the United States minister to Japan.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Third Session of the Fortiet 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 Third Session of the Fortiet.