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Rumsey Wing to P. S.—It may not be foreign to the subject to add that I have advised cur countrymen resident at Guayaquil to show a practical proof of their appreciation of the action of the national authorities, and that their objection to the “fire-tax” was based upon no factious or niggardly reason, but simply because of the manner in which the tax was sought to be levied, by a voluntary contribution for the benefit of the “fire department.” Such action would not only be in accordanc with strict justice, but will, I am confident, add much to the prestige which our countrymen happily enjoy in Ecuador. As a material example, I took occasion to head the list with a very decent contribution, and the movement will, I am convinced, prove a success in every sense of the term. E. R. W, January 30, 1871

From Rumsey Wing
To P. S.—It may not be foreign to the subject to add that I have advised cur countrymen resident at Guayaquil to show a practical proof of their appreciation of the action of the national authorities, and that their objection to the “fire-tax” was based upon no factious or niggardly reason, but simply because of the manner in which the tax was sought to be levied, by a voluntary contribution for the benefit of the “fire department.” Such action would not only be in accordanc with strict justice, but will, I am confident, add much to the prestige which our countrymen happily enjoy in Ecuador. As a material example, I took occasion to head the list with a very decent contribution, and the movement will, I am convinced, prove a success in every sense of the term. E. R. W
January 30, 1871

No. 77. Mr. Wing to Mr. Fish No. 64.] Legation of the United States, Quito, Ecuador, January 30, 1871. (Received March 16.) Sir: By communication of date January 18, the…

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