Letter

Richard Gibbs to To His Excellency V. D. Annibal V. de la Torre, August 10, 1875

Author

Richard Gibbs

Recipient

To His Excellency V. D. Annibal V. de la Torre

Date

August 10, 1875

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure 3 in No. 14.]

Mr. Gibbs to Mr. Torre.

Legation of the United States, Lima, Peru, August 10, 1875.

No. 8.]

Sir: Your communication No. 23 has been duly received, relative to the death of Rear-Admiral Collins; also the information of the orders given by the minister of marine that, at the funeral of the deceased admiral, clue honors corresponding to his high rank will be given, At the moment of receiving the note, I was about addressing you a communication with the same sad intelligence; and now, it remains for me to request you to honor with your presence the funeral cortége, which will leave the Muelle Darsena at half past two to-morrow. A special train has been provided for the invited guests and friends of the late admiral, to leave the station of San Juan de Dios, promptly, at half past one. Be pleased to transmit to the minister of marine my thanks for his courtesy on this sad occasion. With this painful occasion I reiterate to your excellency the assurances of my great distinction and esteem.

I have the honor to be your obedient servant,

RICHARD GIBBS.

To His Excellency V. D. Annibal V. de la Torre, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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.