Letter
Foster to Riva Palacio, December 13, 1876
[Inclosure 2 in No. 478.]
Mr. Foster to Mr. Palacio.
[Unofficial.]
Legation of the United States, Mexico, December 13, 1876.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt to-day of your communication of the 3d instant, in which you state that the Hon. José M. Iglesias, as president of the supreme court of justice, has, by virtue of article 82 of the constitution of the republic, assumed the character of President ad interim of the republic, and that he will not accept any other obligations than those contracted by authorities who recognize the government which he represents.
I will take pleasure in transmitting a copy of your communication, by the earliest opportunity, to my government for its information and action.
I embrace this occasion to assure you of my high personal consideration and esteem.
JOHN W. FOSTER.
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U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.