Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President, Transmitted to Congress December 2, 1895, Part I

Lord Gough to Mr. Adee .

British Embassy,
Newport, R. I. , September 2, 1895 .

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 31st ultimo, informing me that, as the Treasury Department is anxious that the question of the tax levied on American ships entering Canadian ports should be settled, you would be pleased if the reply to the Treasury Department’s note of July 8 could be received at the earliest practicable date.

I have immediately informed Her Majesty’s Government of your wishes in this respect, and hope to be able to transmit their reply with the least avoidable delay.

I have, etc.,

Gough

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