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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
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Identifier | MSS0113-b01f03-04 |
| Title | Letter from Anson Jones to George W. Terrell, October 29, 1844 |
| Alternate Title | Sam Houston: Diplomatic and State Documents, 1838, 1844 |
| Author | Jones, Anson, 1798-1858 |
| Description | Letter from Anson Jones to George W. Terrell, October 29, 1844, providing Terrell instructions on his immediate responsible as Minister representing the Republic of Texas to England, France and Spain. |
| Caption | Instructions as Minister |
| Date Original | October 29, 1844 |
| Source | 8.2 x 13.1 ; 1 letter (4 p.) |
| Type | Text |
| Language | English |
| Subject Terms |
Spain ; France ; Great Britain ; Foreign ministers ; Government missions ; Texas--Foreign relations ; Terrell, George W. |
| Geographic Subject Terms | Washington (Tex.) |
| Era | 1840s |
| Publisher | Electronic version published by Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas |
| Collection | MSS0113 Old Vault Collection |
| HPL Location | Old Vault Collection, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library |
| Finding Aid | Finding aid available at: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/houpub/00142/hpub-00142.html |
| Rights | Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Old Vault Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. |
| Date Digital | 2012 |
| Format | |
| Digitization Specifications | 300dpi ; tiff ; Epson Expression 10000Xl flatbed |
| Transcript | 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 [end of page 1] to foreign friendly powers that it is deemed most advisable under existing circumstances to wait until those powers who feel sufficient interest in the future state and condition of our country to make any propositions shall have submitted those propositions and in a definite and tangible form. Now appears to be most favorable time to enter into negotiations with France and England for the admission of our products into their ports upon more favorable terms than present treaties permit, inconsequence of the absence of the obstacles which a commercial treaty with the United States might interpose. You will, therefore, ascertain what the dispositions of those Governments may be in reference to this subject, and refer such propositions as they shall make in this regard, to this Government for its consideration and action also. It is very desirable, however, that all negotiations on the subjects above refered [sic] to, should be conducted in Texas, and that the Ministers of those Governments, resident here, should be fully empowered to enter at once upon those negotiations. The absence of dispatches from Mr Smith for some time past, renders it inexpedient to extend further or more definite instructions to you at the present moment. So soon, however, as I receive his expected communications, or he shall return home and give me the benefit of a personal interview, I will forward you more ample ones. I have the honor to be, [end of page 2] With great respect Your [?] servant Anson Jones Hon. G. M. Terrell Charge’ d’Affaires of Texas [end of page 3] [page 4 blank] |
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| Transcript | 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 |
| Filename | MSS0113-b01f03-04.pdf |
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