Letter

George H. Williamson to Hamilton Fish, April 19, 1875

Author

George H. Williamson

Recipient

Hamilton Fish

Date

April 19, 1875

Type

Letter

Language

English

No. 110. Mr. Williamson to Mr. Fish.

United States Legation in Central America, Guatemala, April 19, 1875. (Received May 27.)

No. 335.]

Sir: I have the honor to inform you that, on Saturday, the 17th instant, Don Juan Jose Garza was publicly received by the government of Guatemala as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary from the government of Mexico.

The reception was attended with special marks of honor, and the addresses were almost too cordial. The diplomatic body was invited by the government to be present. All accepted the invitation and witnessed the reception.

The special mission of the Mexican minister is generally believed and reported to be for the purpose of effecting an amicable settlement of the long-pending question of disputed boundary between Mexico and Guatemala. I take the occasion to send you a translation of a statement made up by the Guatemalan minister in Mexico to the 25th August last, purporting to show the state of the negotiations up to that period, which I hope may prove interesting.

I have, &c.,

GEO. WILLIAMSON.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P View original source ↗

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.