John Jay to To his excellency The Imperial and Royal, October 19, 1874

Mr. Jay to Mr. Fellner.

The undersigned, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States of America, has the honor to acknowledge with thanks the obliging note of the imperial and royal ministry of commerce, Universal Exposition department, of the 14th October, advising the undersigned of an error, which had accidentally crept into his note of the 6th October, in reference to the medals and diplomas awarded to the American exhibitors.

On a reference to the three notes of the honorable ministry, to which the undersigned had the honor of replying, he finds that he had relied upon the language used in the note which announced that the diplomas of honorary mention, the art medals, and medals for good taste were transmitted, and that the medals for progress and merit, and the medals for co-operators, and also the honorary diplomas, would follow; and that he had overlooked the late statement in these notes that the medals for progress and the documents thereto pertaining were transmitted.

The undersigned begs to thank the honorable ministry for the correction, of which he will advise the Department at Washington.

The undersigned avails himself of this occasion to renew to his excellency the imperial and royal minister of commerce the assurance of his distinguished consideration.