Porfirio Diaz to Marcus Otterbourg, June 25, 1867

General Diaz to Mr. Otterbourg

Mr. Consul: I have received your note of yesterday, in which you are pleased to communicate to me, that by common consent of the proprietors and mercantile establishments named in the list accompanying your note, you have collected the amount of two hundred thousand dollars as a voluntary loan without interest for the purpose of furnishing it to the national army, in order to meet their most pressing necessities.

Profoundly grateful to you and to the persons who have generously contributed to its success, I return you all the warmest thanks, while there remains to me alone to request of you that, together with the same persons, you will do me the favor to point out the internal revenue or custom-house dues which you may desire to be devoted to the early reimbursement of this amount, in order that it may be set apart with that object with the strictest and most religious punctuality.

Accept, Mr. Consul, the assurance of my attentive consideration.