Letter

William H. Seward to George P. Marsh, February 20, 1868

Author

William H. Seward

Recipient

George P. Marsh

Date

February 20, 1868

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Seward to Mr. Marsh.

No. 185.]

Department of State, Washington, February 20, 1868.

Sir: Your dispatches of the 2d of February, No. 202, and of the 3d of February, No. 203, have been received.

I approve and commend your proceedings in making inquiries of General Menabrea, in regard to the dispatching of an Italian squadron to the waters of La Plata. No communication has been made to me on that subject by the Italian minister here, and in the absence of any authentic information, I had come to regard the rumor as groundless.

A third party can reasonably ask no further explanation on the subject than that which General Menabrea has so promptly and courteously given. I shall lose no time in giving that information to Mr. Asboth, United States minister at Montevideo and Buenos Ayres.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

George P. Marsh, Esq., &c., &c., &c.

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.