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CORRESPONDENCE

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CONCERNING

CLAIMS AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN,

TRANSMITTED TO THE

SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

IN ANSWER TO THE

RESOLUTIONS OF DECEMBER 4 AND 10, 1867, AND OF MAY 27, 1858.

MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.

To the Senate of the United States:

In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 27th of May last, in relation to the subject of claims against Great Britain, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State, and the papers which accompanied it. U. S. GRANT.

WASHINGTON, April 7, 1869.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Washington, April 7, 1869.

The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate of the 27th of May, 1868, requesting that, if not inconsistent with the public interest, copies of all negotiations and correspondence between the British government and the government of the United States in relation to what are commonly called the Alabama claims may be furnished to that body, has the honor to lay before the President the papers called for by the resolution.

The department had, under the resolutions adopted by the Senate on the 4th and 10th of December, 1867, made such progress as the pressure of current business and the limited clerical force would permit in the preparation of indexes of all the papers relating to the subject of claims. against Great Britain, and they are included in this report for the convenience of the Senate.

Respectfully submitted:

The PRESIDENT.

HAMILTON FISH.