Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 1, 1884

No. 166.
Mr. Frelinghuysen to Mr. West.

Department of State,
Washington, May 8, 1884.

Sir: Acknowledging the receipt of your note of the 1st instant, in relation to a case of lynching in British Columbia alleged to have been committed by American citizens from Washington Territory, I have the honor to inform you that the matter is receiving the attention of the Government.

I have, &c.,

FRED’K T. FRELINGHUYSEN