De Long to Frederick F. Low, June 16, 1873
Mr. De Long to Mr. Low.
No. 140.]
Sir: To-day I received from the Peruvian minister a letter for you, (inclosure No. 1,) accompanied by a note addressed to myself, requesting me to forward the same to you and bespeak your assistance as requested by him.
It affords me much pleasure to be able to assure you that during his stay in Japan his excellency has established most cordial relations with all of the diplomatic corps present here, and also has received at the hands of the Japanese officials many evidences of kind personal and official consideration, notwithstanding the business he had to lay before them was not entirely free from features calculated to prove annoying.
Entertaining, as I do, for his excellency and the gentlemen comprising his suite the liveliest feelings of personal regard, I earnestly solicit you to extend your official assistance to obtain for them a kind reception by the Chinese government.
I beg you to address his excellency your reply in duplicate, one copy in care United States consul at Shanghai and the other to himself at this port, as he desires it at the earliest possible moment, and may probably not be able to leave here prior to the receipt of your reply.
I have, &c.,