Letter

William A. Pile to Antonio Blanco, June 4, 1873

Author

William A. Pile

Recipient

Antonio Blanco

Date

June 4, 1873

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure A.]

Mr. Pile to Mr. Blanco.

Legation of the United States of America, Caracas, June 4, 1873.

No. 62.]

Sir: The Opinion Nacional of Saturday, the 31st ultimo, No. 1262, contains what purports to be the message of His Excellency President Guzman Blanco to the Congress of the United States of Venezuela in extraordinary session.

It is my duty as minister resident of the United States of America to translate and transmit this important document to my Government, and as it is possible that the message, and correlative events may gravely affect the relations between the two countries. I am most anxious that there shall be no more error in the copy transmitted. I have the honor, therefore, to ask your excellency if the copy herewith transmitted is correct, and if it should not be, will your excellency do me the favor to make the necessary corrections on the margin?

I have the pleasure to offer to your excellency the assurrances of my very distinguished consideration.

WILLIAM A. PILE.

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 P 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 P.