No. 566.
Mr. Hoffman to Mr. Evarts.
St. Petersburg, August 11, 1880. (Received August 30.)
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your cipher telegram of yesterday, which I deciphered as follows:
Dispatch 20 received. Make every proper representation to the government in Pinkos’ case that may relieve his situation.
Mr. Pinkos left Russia with his family on the 20th July. I did not see him personally, but I inferred from what his wife said that there had been no further police interference with him, but that he had made up his mind that Russia was no place for one of his creed, and that he proposed to establish himself in Liverpool, or return to the United States.
As the object of your telegraphic dispatch appears to have been to do everything in your power to relieve Pinkos’ situation, and he has left the country, there appears to be no necessity for my communicating [Page 880] with the Russian Government. I shall call Mr. Foster’s attention, however, to your telegram immediately upon his return. This may be expected on or shortly before September 1.
I am, &c.,