Letter

Allan A. Burton to Señor Man’l de T. Inijano, August 22, 1866

Author

Allan A. Burton

Recipient

Señor Man’l de T. Inijano

Date

August 22, 1866

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Burton to Señor Inijano

Legation of the United States of America, Bogota, August 22, 1866.

It has been made the painful duty of the undersigned to announce to the government of the United States of Colombia that General Lewis Cass, an eminent citizen of the United States of America, distinguished for his exalted patriotism and for his faithful service in varied public trusts, civil and military, conferred on him by his country, departed this life on the 17th of June last.

In performing this melancholy duty the undersigned feels sure of the sympathies of Colombia for the people of the United States in the loss they have sustained by the death of their distinguished fellow-citizen.

The undersigned improves this sad occasion to offer to his Excellency Señor Man’l de T. Inijano, secretary of the interior and foreign relations of Colombia, renewed assurances of his distinguished consideration.

ALLAN A. BURTON.

His Excellency Señor Man’l de T. Inijano, Secretary of the Interior and Foreign Relations, &c., & c., & c.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Thirty View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Thirty.