Letter

Leopold Markbreit to (Countersigned) The Secretary General, PEDRO GARCIA, May 15, 1871

Author

Leopold Markbreit

Recipient

(Countersigned) The Secretary General, PEDRO GARCIA

Date

May 15, 1871

Type

Letter

Language

English

No. 5.

Mr. Markbreit to Mr. Fish

No. 126.]

Legation of the United States, Cochabamba, May 15, 1871. (Received July 3.)

Sir: Inclosed I have the honor to transmit a decree (inclosure No. 1) issued by the provisional government of Bolivia, together with a note (inclosure No. 2) from the secretary general, defining the course which the Bolivian government intends to pursue in all cases of claims presented by foreigners, and declaring in how far the government will admit of diplomatic intervention on behalf of such claimants. I beg to call your attention to article 4 of said decree. I also inclose a copy of my reply (inclosure No. 3) to the secretary general’s note.

I am, &c.,

L. MARKBREIT.

Hon. Colonel L. Markbreit, Minister Resident of the United States of North America, in Bolivia.

His Excellency Doctor Don Pedro Garcia, Secretary General of Bolivia, &., &c., &c

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 Pr 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 Pr.