Mr. Wharton to Mr.
Grip.
Department of State,
Washington, August 5,
1890.
Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith a
letter from the Acting Secretary of the Navy of the 2d instant, inviting
you to be present, accompanied by the members of your legation and such
consular officers of Sweden as you may designate, on the occasion of the
ceremonies which are to take place at New York the 23d instant,
preparatory to the embarkation of the remains of the late Capt. John
Ericsson on board the United States steamer Baltimore for transportation to his native land, their final
resting place.
Accept, etc.,
William F. Wharton,
Acting Secretary.
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[Inclosure.]
Mr. Soley to
Mr. Grip.
Navy Department,
Washington, August 2,
1890.
Sir: In response to an intimation conveyed
in December last by the minister of foreign affairs of Sweden and
Norway, through the United States minister at Stockholm, to the
Department of State, the Navy Department has made arrangements to
embark the remains of the late Capt. John Ericsson on board the U.
S. S. Baltimore on the 23d instant, for
transportation to his native country. It is a source of peculiar
satisfaction to the Department that it should have the opportunity
of paying a final tribute of respect to the memory of the
illustrious Swedish inventor, whose greatest achievements in
mechanical science are so closely associated with the history of the
U. S. Navy.
I beg to express the hope that you will find it in your power to be
present on the occasion, and will accompany the remains from the
point of embarkation to the Baltimore, with
such members of your legation and such officers of the consular
service of Sweden in this country as you may designate.
I have, etc.,
J. R. Soley,
Acting Secretary of the
Navy.
