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

Mr. Seward to Mr. Hovey.

No. 87.]

Department of State, Washington, August 17, 1868.

Sir: Your dispatch, No. 128, of the 22d ultimo, has been received. In reply to that part of it which relates to the recognition of the existing government in Peru, I have to state that as the contingency contemplated by the instruction of the department of the 7th of May last seems to have taken place, no objection is now entertained to your holding full official intercourse with that government.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Alvin P. Hovey, Esq., &c., &c., &c.