Henry Trescot to Charles Adams, January 30, 1882

Mr. Trescot to Mr. Adams.

Sir: In my last communication, transmitting the dispatches which had been intercepted, I called your attention to that one in which you were instructed to convey to the Government of Bolivia the invitation from the President of the United States to that government to send representatives to the proposed peace congress at Washington.

In doing so, I asked you to suspend action upon this instruction until you heard further from me on the subject. In the mean time I have been informed by Mr. Hurlbut, the minister of the United States at Lima, that he received similar instructions, and has already communicated them to the Government of Peru. He does not say to whom he has communicated them, as the representative of that government.

You will understand that however inopportune I may consider this communication of Mr. Hurlbut, it renders necessary the communication of the invitation to the other powers.

You will therefore consider the request for delay which I made you as now withdrawn.

I beg to acknowledge your communication of January the 12th, with its inclosure. I am waiting in hourly expectation of telegraphic instruction from the Department, upon the receipt of which I will write you again.

I am, &c.,