Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the President, December 2, 1872, Part II, Volume I

Mr. Davis, Acting Secretary of State, to Mr. Potestad, of the Spanish legation.

Department of State,
Washington, August 24, 1869.

[109] Sir: Referring to your note of the 21st instant, I have the honor to inform you that on the 17th instant the Attorney-General, having received the same information from other sources, called the attention of the district attorney and marshal of the United States *in Florida to the subject, and that the senior officer in charge of the North Atlantic squadron was, on the receipt of your letter, also apprised of the information it contained.

I am, sir, with the highest consideration, your obedient servant,

• J. C. B. DAVIS,
  Acting Secretary.
• Mr. De Potestad.