Acting Secretary of State Adee to Minister O’Brien.
Department of State,
Washington, September 26,
1906.
No. 42.]Sir: I inclose a copy of a letter from the
department of agriculture, commerce, and immigration of South Carolina,
requesting the
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department to
notify you that it has appointed Mr. George E. C. Bahncke its agent to
solicit immigration to South Carolina.
You are requested to facilitate Mr. Bahncke’s mission in every proper
way.
I am, etc.,
[Same mutatis mutandis to Chargé Boutell at The Hague, No. 43.]
[Inclosure.]
Columbia, S. C., September 21, 1906.
[State of South Carolina, department of agriculture,
commerce, and immigration. E. J. Watson, commissioner. R. B.
Herbert, Clerk.]
Department of
State,
Washington, D. C.
Honored Sirs: Commissioner E. J. Watson, of
the department of agriculture, commerce, and immigration for the
State of South Carolina, now in Europe, has appointed Geo. E. C.
Bahncke agent for this department, to be located in Aalborg,
Denmark, with instructions to advertise and solicit immigration for
this State at that point. Please notify the American minister before
whom matters arising in this territory would come.
Also Commissioner Watson has appointed Dr. S. Davidsee agent for this
department to travel through Holland and to advertise the advantages
of this State and solicit immigrants. We would be glad if you would
instruct the proper authorities on Holland of Dr. S. Davidsee’s
mission.
Please have these instructions as to both Mr. Bahncke and Doctor
Davidsee forwarded at once.
Yours respectfully,
