Letter

Antonio Coelho de Sa’e Albuquerque to Watson Webb, January 31, 1867

Author

Antonio Coelho de Sa’e Albuquerque

Recipient

Watson Webb

Date

January 31, 1867

Type

Letter

Language

English

Senhor Albuquerque to Mr. Webb

No. 1.]

Ministerio dos Negocios Estrangeiros, Rio de Janeiro, January 31, 1867.

The undersigned, from the council of his Majesty the Emperor, his minister and secretary of state for foreign affairs, received the note which, on the 21st instant, General James Watson Webb, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary from the United States of America, did him the honor to forward.

General Webb encloses in his note a copy of a despatch from the honorable Secretary of State of the United States, and expresses the hope that the proposition contained in the honorable Secretary’s despatch, of a meeting for a conference in Washington, with the view to put an end to the war with Paraguay, will be accepted.

The government of his Majesty receive with gratitude this proof of the friendly feelings of the United States, and will answer after having consulted its allies.

For this reason the undersigned just now limits himself to acknowledging the receipt of the note from General Webb, to whom he reiterates assurances of his high consideration.

ANTONIO COELHO DE SA’E ALBUQUERQUE.

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 Fortie 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 Fortie.