Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortieth Congress

Mr. Seward to Mr. Kilpatrick

No. 36.]

Department of State, Washington, March 9, 1867.

Sir: I have received your despatches Nos. 38, 39, and 40, of February 2d and 3d last. The proceedings on the presentation of the President’s congratulatory letter to the chief magistrate of Chili, which you report, are very gratifying.

As regards your despatch No. 39, a copy of Mr. Covarrubias’s note to you will be sent to the ministers of the United States at Spain, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, pursuant to the last paragraph of the enclosure contained in the despatch^* to you, No. 35, of yesterday.

I send you herewith a copy of a note from the minister for foreign affairs of Ecuador in reply to the note of the United States minister there, transmitting our offer of mediation embodied in the despatch† to you, No. 30, of December 20th last.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Judson Kilpatrick, &c., &c., &c.

1. For this instruction see despatch to United States minister to Bolivia, No. 49, March 8, 1867.