Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 8, 1914

File No. 093.11141/21.

The Secretary of State to the Governor of Virginia.

Department of State,
Washington, April 2, 1914.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th ultimo in further relation to the desire of the State of Virginia to present to the British Government a replica of Houdon’s statue of Washington.

In reply I have the honor to say that, with reference to the previous correspondence, it has afforded the Department pleasure to transmit copies of your letter and of its enclosure to the American Ambassador at London, with instructions formally to communicate the offer therein made to the British Government.

I have [etc.]

For the Secretary of State:

Robert Lansing

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