United States Consulate, Cape Town,October 21, 1871. [741] Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 17th instant, in answer to mine of the…
Colonial Office, October 17, 1871. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 9th instant, wherein you request that instructions may be issued for preparation…
United States Consulate, Cape Town,October, 1871. [739] Sir: I have the honor to bring to your notice that the Department of State, Washington, has called upon me to collect information…
No. 6. From Mr. R. S. Atwell’s book, bread and biscuit baker, Cape Town: [738] *March 24, 1864.—To 13,000 pounds biscuit supplied to steamer Alabama, for account of Messrs. William…
No. 5. From Messrs. Akerberg & Behrens book, shipping and landing agents, Cape Town: March, 1864.—To shipping to steamer Alabama, 208½ tons coal, 80 tons stores, for account of Messrs.…
No. 4. I hereby declare that I have this day examined personally the report at the custom-house of the arrival in this port on the 19th September 1863, of the…
No. 3. Port of Cape Town. No. 23. Content in the steamship Kadie, J. Fowler, master, for Simons Bay 158 tons, no guns, 18 men. Passengers or troops.—British built. of…
No. 2. In the matter of the confederate steamer Alabama. [734] Gordon Rennick, of Simons Town, maketh oath and saith, that this deponent was a resident in Simons Town, in…
[732] No. 1. On the arrival of the Alabama at this port in August, 1863, I heard that the vessel required calking, and I went on board to see Captain…
[730] *Mr Edgecombe, consul, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State. Consulate of the United States of America, Cape Town, November 4, 1871. Sir: In accordance with instructions received from the…