Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 3, 1888, Part II

No. 928.
Mr. Bayard to Mr. Lewis.

Department of State,
Washington, June 4, 1888.

No. 78.]

Sir: Your attention is recalled to my No. 68 of December 7 last concerning the complaint of F. C. Butman, of Boston, alleging discrimination by the Portuguese Government against the direct trade between the United States and the Cape Verde Islands as compared with that passing via Lisbon.

The Department desires to receive as soon as possible the report which my No. 68 instructs you to make.

I am, etc.,

T. F. Bayard.