No. 341.
Mr. Watson
to Mr. Fish.
Washington, September 21, 1874.
(Received Sept. 22.)
Sir: I do myself the honor to transmit to you
herewith, copy of a dispatch which I have received from the Earl of Derby,
Her Britannic Majesty’s principal secretary of state for foreign affairs, by
which I am appointed by his lordship to act with Mr. Howard, while I may be
the representative of Her Majesty’s government in the United States, as
joint agent with him for the distribution of the award of the commission
which was established under the XIIth article of the treaty of
Washington.
I have, &c.,
[Inclosure.]
The Earl of Derby to Mr.
Watson.
Foreign
Office [, undated].
No. 284.]Sir: I transmit to you herewith, for your
information and guidance, a copy of a dispatch which I have addressed to
Mr. Howard, appointing him specially as Her Majesty’s agent for the
distribution of the award of the commission established under the XIIth
article of the treaty of Washington.
You will see, from this dispatch, that it is the intention of Her
Majesty’s government that there should be two agents—Mr. Howard, who
should undertake the correspondence with the claimant, and the details
of the distribution, and Her Majesty’s representative at Washington, who
should act jointly with him in signing the receipt to be delivered to
the Government of the United States, and in indorsing the checks on the
United States Treasury for the several separate awards, and who will
also satisfy himself that the parties claiming to receive payments are
the persons properly entitled thereto.
It is unnecessary for me to recapitulate the instructions then given to
Mr. Howard, to whom Her Majesty’s secretary feels confident that you
will readily afford all the assistance and support in your power in the
discharge of the duties he is called upon to perform.
I have only, therefore, to appoint you to act with him as joint agent,
for which your character as Her Majesty’s chargé d’affaires will be a
sufficient qualification.
I am, &c.,
