Letter

William H. Seward to Chevelier Senhor H. C. d’Albuquerque, February 2, 1867

Author

William H. Seward

Recipient

Chevelier Senhor H. C. d’Albuquerque

Date

February 2, 1867

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Seward to Senhor Albuquerque

Department of State, Washington, February 2, 1867.

Sir: I have had the honor to receive Senhor d’Azambuja’s note of the 22d ultimo, communicating to me the decree of the Emperor of Brazil of the 7th of December, by which, after the 7th of September next, the navigation of the rivers Amazon, Tocantins, Tapajos, Madeira, Rio Negro, and San Francisco is opened for a certain distance to merchant vessels of all countries.

Permit me to express to you the appreciation of my government of the liberality and enlightenment which governed the Emperor in the grant of the privileges conferred by the decree, the effect of which cannot fail to be promotive of the commercial and national prosperity of Brazil, while it will at the same time advance the interests of civilization in the hemisphere.

I avail myself of this occasion, sir, to offer to you a renewel assurance of my very high consideration.

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Chevelier Senhor H. C. d’Albuquerque, &c., &c., &c.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortie View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortie.