Letter
James Burrill Angell to Prince Kung, April 15, 1881
[Inclosure 3 in No. 150.]
Mr. Angell to Prince Kung.
April 15, 1881.
I have the honor to receive your imperial highness’s communication of the 11th instant containing the edict of His Imperial Majesty concerning the death of the Empress Dowager T’zu Au-Tuan-Yü Kang-Ch’ing-Chao-Ho-Chwang-Ching.
I desire, in behalf of the government and the nation which I represent, to express sincere sympathy with His Imperial Majesty and with this nation, which they will feel on hearing of the death of the Empress Dowager, who has fulfilled the duties of her high office with such devotion to the welfare of the people and such helpfulness to their Imperial Majesties Tung Chih and Kwang Su.
With assurances of distinguished consideration,
I am, &c.,
JAMES B. ANGELL.
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