Thomas Parker to Mr. Dichman. American, May 19, 1880

Sir: We take this occasion of your presence to offer our sincere thanks for the efforts made by you in the past year for the improvement of the postal facilities between the United States of America and this country, in the reduction of rates and other advantages, the benefit of which we have for some time past realized, and, while we regard most respectfully the interest you have manifested in the accomplishment of what has already been done, we feel forced to say that, in our estimation, still greater and more advanced regulations in the postal service between two such countries as America and Colombia ought to be pressed to a conclusion without delay.

The determination of the manner and method we leave to those who are more competent to decide, but we earnestly ask, in the interest of Americans in the interior of this portion of Colombia, that, at least, our own government appoint, at once, a postal agent in Barranquilla, to protect us against the delays and mistakes to which the transmission of letters to and from the interior is now subject, and which, under the postal regulations of this country, seem to be unavoidable.

We beg to subscribe ourselves, in behalf of the American colony in this port,

Respectfully, yours,