Office of the Historian

Mr. Seward to Señor Alberto Blest Gana

Department of State, Washington, February 19, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you, for your information, a copy of a note* which has been addressed from this department to the minister of the United States of Colombia, being a protest of this government against the decree upon the adjudication of maritime prizes made by the President of the United States of Colombia, at Bogota, on the 17th of November, 1866.

I avail myself of this occasion to assure you of my high consideration.

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Señor Don Alberto Blest Gana, &c., &c., &c.

  1. For enclosure see correspondence with the Legation of Colombia, February 13, 1867.↩