Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortieth Congress

Mr Van Valkenburgh to Mr Seward

No. 15.]

Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, March 18, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith No. 1, copy of a letter from Mr. Adams, our minister in London, acknowledging receipt of remittance of £2,673 12s. 2d., sterling.

This letter is in reply to mine, a copy of which formed enclosure No. 6 of my despatch No. 53 of the 26th October last.

I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your most obedient servant,

R. B. VAN VALKENBURGH.

Hon. William H. Seward Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.

Mr. Adams to Mr. Van Valkenburgh

Legation of the United States, London, December 27, 1866.

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th October, and of the first of a bill of exchange for £2,673 12s. 2d. at six months, drawn in my favor by the Oriental Bank at Yokohama on the Union Bank, London, which I shall place in proper course of collection, on account of the foreign department of the government of the United States, as heretofore directed in former cases.

I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.

R. B. Van Valkenburgh, Esq., Minister Resident of the United States, Yedo, Japan.