William Hunter to Jacob B. Blair, July 15, 1871

Mr. Hunter to Mr. Blair

Sir: Your dispatch No. 91, of the 25th ultimo, has been received. No previous official intelligence had reached here of the disposition of the Costa Rican government to pay at once its whole debt to the United States. It is optional with the claimants to accept any proposition for that purpose and upon their own terms. While, however, such a proposition is under consideration merely, it would better have comported with the credit of that government to have paid the amount already due, especially as it is represented that there is a surplus in the Costa Rican treasury. * * * *

I am, &c.,