Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 3, 1889

Mr. Palmer to Mr. Blaine.

Legation of the United States,
Madrid, June 21, 1889. (Received July 8.)

No. 4.]

Sir: Referring to the Department’s No. 8, of the 27th instant, I have the honor to report that in the absence of a reply on the part of the Spanish Government to a note of the legation of February 8, 1888, presenting the claim for the return of tonnage dues illegally collected from the American brig J. W. Parker, I have addressed a note of this date to the minister of state, requesting action on the case. As soon as I receive his reply the entire correspondence will be forwarded to the Department.

I have, etc.,

T. W. Palmer.