“Je prie votre Excellence de vouloir bien soumettre tous les documents ci-joints a l’oeil de sa Majeste, et dans le cas heureux ou vous seriez d’avis que ma compatriote, Mlle. Mitchell, puisse avec justice revendiquer la recompense genereuse instituee par le Roi Frederic VI., alors, Monsieur, je prie votre Excellence de vouloir bien appuyer de ses propres estimables et puissantes recommandations l’application des amis de la jeune demoiselle.

“Je m’empresse a cette occasion, Monsieur, de renouveler a votre Excellence l’assurance de ma consideration tres distinguee.

“R.P.  FLENIKEN.

“A Son Excellence M. LE COMTE DE KNUTH, Ministre d’Etat, et Chef du Departement des Affaires Etrangeres.

TRANSLATION. [Footnote:  This and the other translations of the French letters are printed as received in this country.]

“Legation of the United States of America,} City of Copenhagen, September 6th, 1848. }

“Sir:  I have the honor to communicate to you a letter from a distinguished citizen of my own country, together with a correspondence relating to a subject in which Denmark and the United States appear somewhat equally interested, the former in furnishing a laudable motive, and the latter as happily achieving the object.

“I commend these papers to your careful examination, being well aware of the deep interest you take in all such subjects, and of the eminent reputation you so justly enjoy as a gentleman of science and of literature.  They are accompanied by a letter from myself addressed to His Majesty the King of Denmark.

“This subject will not be the less interesting to you, sir, as it would appear to be a returning voice addressed to ancient Scandinavia, speaking of the wonderful achievements of modern science, from the ‘Vinland’ of the hardy and enterprising ‘Northmen’ of the tenth and the eleventh centuries.

“I beg, therefore, that you will obligingly lay them all before His Majesty, and should they happily impress you that my countrywoman, Miss Mitchell, is fairly entitled to the generous offering of King Frederic VI., be pleased, sir, to accompany the application of her friends in her behalf by your own very valuable and potent recommendation.

“I avail myself of this occasion to renew to your Excellency the assurance of my most distinguished consideration.

[Signed].  “R.P.  FLENIKEN.

“To His Excellency THE COUNT DE KNUTH, Minister of State and Chief of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

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R. P. FLENIKEN, ESQ., TO THE KING OF DENMARK.

“Legation des Etats Unis d’Amerique,}
a Copenhague, le 6 Septembre, 1848. }

“SIRE:  Le soussigne a l’honneur, par l’intermediaire de M. votre ministre d’etat et chef du departement des affaires etrangeres, de soumettre a votre Majeste une lettre d’un citoyen tres distingue des Etats Unis, accompagnee de la copie d’une correspondance concernant une matiere a laquelle votre Majeste, souverain egalement distingue par la liberalite genereuse qu’elle fait voir dans ses rapports sociaux et politiques, et par l’admiration ardente qu’elle manifeste envers la science et la litterature, ne peut manquer de prendre un vif interet.