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

Mr. Hunter to Mr. de Stoeckl

Department of State, Washington, August 3, 1868.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith for your information, and that of the government which you represent, a copy of an instruction which, on the 14th of July, was addressed by this department to the United States minister at Yeddo.^*

Accept, sir, a renewed assurance of my very high consideration.

W. HUNTER, Acting Secretary.

Mr. Edward de Stoeckl, &c., &c., &c.

1. For this inclosure, see correspondence with Japan.