No. 19.
Mr. Jay to
Mr. Fish.
Legation of
the United States,
Vienna, October 19, 1874.
(Received November 5.)
No. 815.]
Sir: Referring to my No. 809, transmitting a
correspondence with the imperial and royal ministry of commerce in regard to
medals and diplomas for American exhibitors, I herewith inclose the original
and translation of a note received from the Universal Exposition department
of the imperial and royal ministry of commerce, stating that an error had
crept into my reply of the 6th October, where I anticipated the transmission
by that ministry of the medals for progress among
others, and advising me that those medals had been included among those sent
to the legation.
I annex also my reply, showing how the error had occurred.
The two boxes containing the medals and diplomas were carefully inclosed in
oil-cloth, and forwarded through Mr. Consul Robinson on the 7th instant.
I have, &c.,
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[Inclosure 1 in No.
815.—Translation.]
Mr. Fellner to Mr.
Jay.
Imperial and Royal Ministry of Commerce,
Universal
Exposition Department,
Vienna, October 14,
1874.
Through the medium of the imperial and royal ministry of foreign affairs
the esteemed note of the honorable legation of the 6th ult. has been
received, in which the honorable legation expresses thanks for the
transmission of the diplomas of honorable mention and of the medals for
art, for good taste, and for progress, intended for the American
participators in the Universal Exposition of 1873, and anticipates in
the next few months the transmission of the medals for progress, merit,
and for co-operators, as also of the honorary diplomas. Inasmuch as in
this esteemed note an error has crept to the effect that the medals for
progress are included among those classes of prizes the delivery of
which is anticipated, therefore this ministry has the honor, in order to
avoid any misunderstanding, to advise that, accompanying its note of the
10th of September last, the medals for progress have been sent to the
honorable legation of the United States of America, and accordingly only
the medals for merit and for co-operators, and the honorary diplomas,
remain to be sent.
For the imperial and royal minister of commerce.
[Inclosure 2 in No. 815.]
Mr. Jay to Mr.
Fellner.
American Legation, Vienna, October 19, 1874.
The undersigned, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the
United States of America, has the honor to acknowledge with thanks the
obliging note of the imperial and royal ministry of commerce, Universal
Exposition department, of the 14th October, advising the undersigned of
an error, which had accidentally crept into his note of the 6th October,
in reference to the medals and diplomas awarded to the American
exhibitors.
On a reference to the three notes of the honorable ministry, to which the
undersigned had the honor of replying, he finds that he had relied upon
the language used in the note which announced that the diplomas of
honorary mention, the art medals, and medals for good taste were
transmitted, and that the medals for progress and merit, and the medals
for co-operators, and also the honorary diplomas, would follow; and that
he had overlooked the late statement in these notes that the medals for
progress and the documents thereto pertaining were transmitted.
The undersigned begs to thank the honorable ministry for the correction,
of which he will advise the Department at Washington.
The undersigned avails himself of this occasion to renew to his
excellency the imperial and royal minister of commerce the assurance of
his distinguished consideration.
To his excellency The Imperial and Royal
Minister of Commerce,
Universal
Exposition Department.
