Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1904

Mr. Hay to Mr. Thomas.

Department of State,
Washington, November 13, 1903.

No. 176.]

Sir: I transmit, through the dispatch agent at London, a gold watch and chain which the President desires to present to Captain Hans Holm, of the Norwegian steamship Bratten, in testimony of the humanity shown by him in picking up at sea the boats containing the master and crew of the shipwrecked American bark John R. Stanhope.

You will forward the testimonial to the foreign office, with the inclosed form of receipt. The latter, when signed, should be returned to this Department.

I am, etc.,

John Hay.