Office of the Historian

Mr. Frelinghuysen to Mr. Daggett.

No. 25.]
Department of State,
Washington, May 5, 1883.

Sir: Upon the receipt of your No. 63 of the 6th ultimo I promptly communicated to the Secretary of the Navy your request touching the presence of a war vessel in the Hawaiian Islands. I have now received Mr. Chandler’s reply, of the 3d instant, in which he states that although his Department will be unable to keep a ship constantly at Honolulu, he has given such directions as will insure one of its vessels visiting that port at as frequent intervals as practicable.

I am, etc.,

Fred’k T. Frelinghuysen.