Marquis D’avila E de Bolama to Sen. Benjamin Moran, March 8, 1877

Marquis d’Avila e de Bolama to Mr. Moran.

In addition to the note dated 10th January last, which my predecessor had the honor to address to your excellency, I now have the honor to inform you that the necessary orders have been sent to the civil governors of the districts of Azores and of Funchal, and on the continent to the heads of scientific institutions and to the civil governors of districts where sea-ports are situated, in order to offer to the Navy of the United States their good services, which it perchance might require in the studies which it proposes to undertake in order to determine telegraphically from Paris the longitude of both coasts of America, and that also the general direction of geodesical studies and the direction of telegraphs and light-houses of the kingdom have already knowledge of the resolution of the government of His Majesty to co-operate in the proposal of the United States of America.

I avail myself of this occasion to renew to your excellency the assurances of my highest consideration.