Mr. White to Mr.
Hay.
American Embassy,
London, October 12,
1898.
No. 548.]Sir: Referring to your instructions No. 862 of
the 17th ultimo, I have the honor to inclose herewith copies of a note
which I addressed to the Marquis of Salisbury relative to the death of
Mr. F. W. Ramsden,
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Her
Majesty’s late consul at Santiago de Cuba and of his lordship’s reply to
the same.
You will observe that Lord Salisbury requests me to convey his thanks to
you for the communication I was instructed to make to him on the
subject.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure 1 in No.
548.]
Mr. White to Lord
Salisbury.
American Embassy,
London, September 28,
1898.
My Lord: I have the honor in accordance
with instructions from my Government to convey to your lordship an
expression of their sympathy with Her Majesty’s Government in
respect to the death at Kingston, Jamaica, of Mr. Frederick
Wollaston Ramsden, formerly British consul at Santiago de Cuba.
I am also instructed to express my Government’s appreciation of the
valuable services rendered by Mr. Ramsden in guarding American
interests at Santiago during the recent hostilities with Spain.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure 2 in No.
548.]
Lord Salisbury to
Mr. White.
Foreign Office, October 5, 1898.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge your
note of the 28th ultimo, expressing the sympathy of the United
States Government at the death of Mr. F. W. Ramsden, late Her
Majesty’s consul at Santiago de Cuba, and their appreciation of the
services rendered by him in guarding American interests during the
recent hostilities with Spain.
I shall be obliged if you will convey to the United States Secretary
of State my thanks for this communication.
I have, etc.,
