Letter
William H. Seward to Señor Don Domingo F. Sarmiento, December 20, 1866
Mr. Seward to Señor Sarmiento
Department of State, Washington, December 20, 1866.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 17 th instant, in which you inform me of the favorable termination of the correspondence between your government and Mr. Washburn, the minister resident of the United States to Paraguay, which has been communicated to you officially by the former, with expressions of satisfaction.
Be pleased to inform your government, that this government is equally satisfied at the final removal of the obstacle to the passage of Mr. Washburn to Asuncion. I avail myself of this occasion, sir, to offer to you the assurance of my high consideration.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Señor Don Domingo F. Sarmiento, &c., &c., &c.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortie
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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.