Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President, Transmitted to Congress, December 4, 1893

Senhor de Castro Cerqueira to Mr. Gresham.

Special Mission of Brazil in the United States,
Washington, March 29, 1893. (Received March 30.)

Sir: Fulfilling a very painful duty, I inform your excellency that my colleague, the Baron de Aguiar de Andrada, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States of Brazil on a special mission, died on the 25th instant, and that his burial took place yesterday.

I return my sincere thanks to the American Government and to your excellency on account of the funeral honors bestowed upon him.

I avail, etc.,

Dionisio E. de Castro Cerqueira.