Mr. Dudley to Mr. Hay.

No. 920.]

Sir: * * * Respecting the sending of flowers in the name of the President upon the occasion of the funeral of the late President Candamo, of Peru, * * * I beg to add that I sent what seemed to me a very satisfactory and appropriate floral piece on the day of the funeral, attaching to it a black-bordered card inscribed: “From the President of the United States in token of deep sympathy.” I may assure you that the courtesy, in view of the source, is appreciated most sincerely, both by the family of the late President and by the Peruvian people.

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I have, etc.,

Irving B. Dudley.