Letter

William H. Seward to Señor Don. Facundo Goñ, July 22, 1868

Author

William H. Seward

Recipient

Señor Don. Facundo Goñ

Date

July 22, 1868

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Seward to Mr. Goñi.

Department of State, Washington, July 22, 1868.

Sir: The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor to communicate herewith, for the information of Mr. Goñi, her Catholic Majesty’s minister plenipotentiary, a transcript of the reply of the Colombian government to the request made at his instance and under instructions from this department by the minister of the United States at Bogota, that measures might be taken to prevent the sailing of the war steamer R. E. Cuyler or El Rayo, during the existence of war between Spain and certain Spanish-American republics.

The undersigned offers to Mr. Goñi renewed assurances of his highest consideration.

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Señor Don.Facundo Goñi, &c., &c., &c.

(For inclosure see correspondence with the United States of Colombia.)

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Third Session of the Fortiet 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 Third Session of the Fortiet.