U.S. Consulate-General, Shanghai, China, July 23, 1900.
Sir,—I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of fiat July with reference to the bail of the Lekin runners, and I note that you are not willing that I should further attempt to settle the case along the lines laid down in the talks between you and myself, and as taken by me with B.E. Viceroy Liu.
T will not forget the letter and will answer it when the press of other more urgent matters will permit.
Tam, sincerely, Joux Goovsow, Consul-General, U.S.A.
E, A, Hewert, Esq, Chairman, Municipal Council, Shanghai.
Yours faithfully, A. Wirsos, Esq.
Engineer & Surveyor.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.