Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 4, 1882

No. 14.
Earl Granville to Mr. Hoppin.

Foreign Office, November 11, 1881.

Sir: With reference to my letter to Mr. Lowell of the 2d September last, I have now the honor to state to you that an order was issued on the 21st ultimo, by direction of the lord lieutenant of Ireland, for the discharge of Mr. Joseph B. Walsh, who has been imprisoned at Kilmainham under the protection of person and property (Ireland) act, 1881.

A copy of this order is inclosed herewith, confidentially, for your information, from which you will perceive that it has been issued on the ground of the ill-health of the prisoner.

I am, &c.,

GRANVILLE.