Mr. White to Mr.
Hay.
American Embassy,
London, December 20,
1901.
No. 726.]Sir: With reference to my dispatch No. 721, of
10th instant, I inclose copies of a letter which I have received from
Mr. Barratt, counsel for Mr. Charles Lilrywhite, of the one inclosed
therewith from the latter, and of the cablegrama which I thereupon sent you,
asking whether I might, in accordance with his wishes, inform His
Majesty’s Government that we accept the amount offered in settlement of
his claim and hand it over to him.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure.]
Mr. Barratt to
Mr. White.
1 Temple Gardens, Temple, E. C.,December 19, 1901.
Dear Mr. White: The solicitors for Charles
Lillywhite send me the inclosed copy of a letter from him to them
(Messrs. Fladgate & Co.), in which he accepts the offer of £600
made by the British Government in settlement of his claim.
He does this in view of the delay consequent upon the consideration
of his application for a further sum contained in my previous
letter—which application he withdraws—and also in view of tne doubts
expressed as to the success of such application.
As he is anxious to close the matter speedily, the solicitors ask me
to request you be kind enough to arrange for the payment of the £600
at as early a date as possible.
Again thanking you for your courtesy in the matter,
Yours, etc.,
[Subinclosure.]
Mr. Lillywhite
to Mr. Williams.
106 Ludgate Hill, December 17, 1901.
Dear Sir: Yours of the 16th to hand. In my
last letters to you I stated that I accept the terms that the
foreign office offer, the reasons being, now as then, that I having
no base at law leaves them master of the situation. Again I state in
answer to you that being unable to do better I accept their terms,
poor as it is, and I require a copy of the settlement.
Yours, etc.,
