December 19, 1870
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit herewith a report* of the Secretary of the Treasury, made in compliance with section 2 of the act approved July 11, 1870, "making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic expenses of the Government for the year ending June 30, 1871, and for other purposes."
U. S. GRANT.
*Transmitting reports of consular agents.
Ulysses S. Grant, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/204035