Mr. Lee to Governor-General of Cuba.
Habana , October 2, 1896 .
Excellency: I duly received your communication of the 18th of September, transmitting the report of the chief of the brigade, second division, third corps of your army, and I am now directed to say to you that in view of the facts in my Government’s possession tending to show the killing of Govin after he was taken prisoner it does not consider the report of your subordinate a satisfactory account of his death. I will have also to request the name of the officer making the report in question, as well as the name of the place at which it was written, this last seeming to be important because in the said report the commander of the brigade states that Govin died in consequence of his wounds on the following day after being taken to this place, but nowhere is the name of said place stated.
I take, etc.,