Letter

William L. Scruggs to J. Sanchez, February 24, 1875

Author

William L. Scruggs

Recipient

J. Sanchez

Date

February 24, 1875

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure 2 in No. 90.]

Mr. Scruggs to Mr. Sanchez.

Legation of the United States, Bogota, February 24, 1875.

Mr. Secretary: The undersigned, minister-resident of the United States of America, has much pleasure in acknowledging receipt of your excellency’s very polite note of the 23d instant, transmitting copy of the joint resolution passed by the Senate and House of Representatives of Colombia in memory of Washington.

In further reply, the undersigned begs leave to renew the assurances of his Government to that of Colombia, and to express the hope that the relations of peace, amity, and good correspondence, at present so happily subsisting between the two republics, may continue uninterrupted.

Renewing to your excellency, and through you to his excellency the citizen President of the Union, his assurances of high and distinguished personal consideration, the undersigned has the honor to remain your excellency’s very obedient servant,

WILLIAM L. SCRUGGS.

Hon. J. Sanchez, Secretary of the Interior and Foreign Relations of the United States of Colombia, &c.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.