Rufino de Elizalde to General Henry G. Worthington, August 31, 1868
Señor Rufino de Elizalde to Mr. Worthington.
I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your dispatch of this date, by which you please to inform me of your arrival, and to inclose a copy of the letter of his Excellency the President of the United States, which credits you in the character of minister resident to this government.
The President, to whom I have delivered the inclosed copy of the speech you propose to address on presenting the credentials, has fixed the 2d instant, at 1 o’clock p. m., in order to receive your excellency with that purpose in the government house.
It is with pleasure that I avail myself of this occasion to offer Mr. Worthington the assurance of my highest consideration.
His Excellency General Henry G. Worthington, Minister Resident of the United States, of America.