No. 950.]
Legation of the United States,
London,
May 11, 1865.
William Hunter, Esq., Acting Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.
[Enclosures.]
1. Mr. Adams to Lord Russell, April 25, 1865.
2. Lord Russell to Mr. Adams, April 28, 1865.
3. Mr. Adams to Lord Russell, April 28, 1865.
4. Lord Russell to Mr. Adams, May 3, 1865.
Mr. Adams to Earl Russell
Legation of the United
States,
London,
April 25,
1865.
The undersigned, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of the United States, has the honor to inform the Earl Russell,
her Majesty’s principal secretary of state for foreign affairs,
that he has received from his government a letter addressed by
the President to her Majesty the Queen, in reply to one
announcing the resignation of Lord Lyons as her Majesty’s envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at Washington city, a
copy of which the undersigned begs to enclose, with the request
that Earl Russell will be so good as to indicate in what manner
it will be most agreeable to her Majesty to receive the
original.
The undersigned begs to renew to Earl Russell the assurances of
his most distinguished consideration.
Right Hon. Earl Russell,
&c., &c., &c.
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams
Foreign
Office,
April 28,
1865.
Earl Russell presents his compliments to Mr. Adams, and, in reply
to his note of the 25th instant, requests he will be so good as
to send the letter therein referred to to Lord Russell, in order
that he may lay it before the Queen.
Mr. Adams to Earl Russell
Legation of the United
States,
London,
April 28,
1865.
My Lord: I have the honor to transmit
to your lordship herewith, in compliance with the request
contained in your note of this day, the original letter from the
President to the Queen, in reply to that from her Majesty,
announcing the resignation by Lord Lyons of the post of her
Majesty’s representative at Washington.
I pray your lordship to accept the assurances of the highest
consideration with which I have the honor to be, my lord, your
lordship’s most obedient servant,
Right Hon. Earl Russell,
&c., &c., &c.
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams
Foreign
Office,
May 3,
1865.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your note of the 28th ultimo, in which you
enclose the answer of the President of the United States to the
Queen’s letter notifying the recall of Lord Lyons from the post
of her Majesty’s envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary at Washington, and I beg leave to acquaint you
that I have not failed to lay the same before her Majesty.
I request you to accept the assurances of the highest
consideration with which I have the honor to be, sir, your most
obedient, humble servant,
Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.
