Office of the Historian

Mr. Harris to Mr. Hay.

United States Legation,
Vienna, April 29, 1899.
No. 5.]

Sir: Supplementary to Mr. Herdiliska’s dispatch No. 134 of the 4th of March, 1899, reporting that the Austro-Hungarian Government had decided to withdraw the action brought against Aaron Kenig and to return to him the money and his passport which were taken from him, I have the honor to advise you that I have now received from the foreign office a note (a translation of which is respectfully submitted herewith) in which the ministry of foreign affairs sends to this legation, for proper disposition, the aforesaid money, consisting of 388 florins, 50 marks, 25 pfennigs, 1 ruble, 3 silver quarter-dollar pieces, and 1 silver dime piece, together with the aforesaid passport.

I accordingly transmit this money and the passport inclosed herein to you, and respectfully request that the Department may cause the same to be forwarded to Aaron Kenig at his address, No. 147 Front street, Hartford, Conn.

I have the honor to inform you also that I have advised Mr. Kenig of the decision of the Austro-Hungarian Government in his case, of the return by the foreign office of his money and passport to this legation, and of their transmission by this legation to the Department of State.

I have, etc.,

Addison C. Harris.
[Inclosure.]

Minister of Foreign Affairs to Mr. Harris.

Supplementary to the note of this ministry of the 2d ultimo, No. 10594, the Imperial and Royal ministry of foreign affairs has the honor to place at the disposition of the legation of the United States of America herewith the money, consisting of 388 florins, 50 marks, 25 pfennigs, 1 ruble, 3 silver quarter-dollar pieces, and 1 silver dime piece, together with his passport, taken from Aaron Kenig, and respectfully to request that a receipt for the same may be sent hither.

Vienna, 25th April, 1899.

For the minister:
Welsersheimb.