C. Matias Romero to William H. Seward, & c ., & c ., & c, October 8, 1866

Señor Romero to Mr. Seward

Mr. Secretary: Referring to the note which I addressed to your department on the 3d of May last, relating to certain duties collected at Acapulco from citizens of the United States by General Don Diego Alvarez, governor of the State of Guerrero, I have now the honor to remit to you a copy of a note from Mr. Lerdo de Tejada, minister for foreign relations of the Mexican republic, dated at Chihuahua, the 6th September last, marked No. 428, with which a copy was sent me of a communication from the minister of finance and public credit of the same date, transcribing a despatch from General Alvarez, dated the 1st June last, in which he expresses the reasons for which he thinks it necessary to reserve, until the port of Acapulco may be evacuated by the enemy, the report required from him on that incident.

I gladly avail myself of this occasion to renew to you, Mr. Secretary, the assurances of my most distinguished consideration.