Letters to P. S.—To save time letters will sometimes reach you directly from some branch of the North German government. Pray forward them as if they came under my hand and seal to the legation at Paris

Bancroft to P. S.—To save time letters will sometimes reach you directly from some branch of the North German government. Pray forward them as if they came under my hand and seal to the legation at Paris, September 5, 1870

Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Motley. American Legation, Berlin, September 5, 1870. Sir: I am the channel of communication between this government and Mr. Washburne at Paris. Hitherto I have sent…