Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1900

Mr. Porter to Mr. Hay.

Embassy of the United States,
Paris, January 15, 1900.

No. 611.]

Sir: The director of the French mint of Paris, who has kindly furnished to Mr. Slaker, a gentleman recommended by the Department, all the information he desired, asks the good offices of this embassy to obtain for the collection of the mint one of the Lafayette memorial medals which was recently struck in the United States. Occasions frequently arise for this embassy to recommend American visitors to the officials of the Paris mint, and I should be glad to comply, if possible, with the director’s request.

I have, etc.,

Horace Porter.