Francisco Javier Leon to Rumsey Wing, November 23, 1871

Mr. Leon to Mr. Wing.

The undersigned, minister of foreign affairs of Ecuador, has viewed with the liveliest satisfaction the contents of the esteemed note that his excellency, the resident minister of the American Union, has been pleased to send him under to-day’s date, informing him that he has received express instructions from his excellency Hamilton Fish to manifest, in the name of his excellency President Grant, his pleasure and appreciation at the just and merited estimation set forth in his report to the legislative bodies of his country, relative to the Government and people of the United States. The undersigned, gratified at this manifestation, complies with the pleasurable and essential duty of signifying to his excellency Rumsey Wing, in his own name and that of his government, the sincere cordiality with which he has received this act of courtesy, and gives his excellency the most expressive thanks for the solicitous interest that he has shown in the exact fulfillment of his trust.

The undersigned avails himself of this opportunity to reiterate to his excellency the honorable minister the expression of his esteem and distingushed consideration, &c.