Letter from Anson Jones to George W. Terrell, October 29, 1844

              Department of State
Washington Oct 29th 1844
Sir
	The President having been 
pleased to appoint you Charge’ d’Affaires of this 
Republic to the courts of England, France and Spain 
you will receive, herewith your Commission as 
such, and your letters of credence to these respective 
Governments, to be presented severally to the Ministers 
of Foreign Affairs of those nations, with copies of 
the same, and also full powers to negotiate treaties 
with those several Governments.
	It is the wish of the President that 
you would proceed on your Mission immediately, 
and assume the duties of it without any delay. 
It is supposed that Mr Smith will have left Europe 
before you arrive there, if so, you will probably find 
the Archives of the English and French Legations 
in the charge of our Consuls General, Mr Rate in 
London and Mr Brunet at Paris. Among these archives 
you will find sufficient instructions for 
your immediate governance, by which you will 
in the first instance be governed. Others will be 
sent you from time to time from this Department.
	On your arrival in England you will 
direct your attention to ascertain, as far as practicable, 
what is the substance of the correspondence which has 
taken place between England and France, within the 
last few months on the subject of a settlement of our 
difficulties with Mexico, and the affairs of Texas generally. 
You will also ascertain what those two governments 
propose to do in the matter, and refer the same to 
this Government for its consideration and action. 
Texas has already made so many overtures