No. 257.
Mr. Moran
to Mr. Fish.
Lisbon , January 9, 1877. (Received January 30.)
Sir: * * * I have the honor to forward herewith two copies of a pamphlet, in the Portuguese language, expressly prepared and printed by the Chamber of Commerce of Lisbon, in reply to the interrogatories contained in the circular of the monetary commission addressed to the representatives of the United States in foreign countries. The great labor voluntarily assumed by Mr. Henrique de Barros Gomes in compiling this valuable document, and the generosity of the Chamber of Commerce in printing it at their own expense, is an evidence of good feeling toward the United States which deserves to be widely known. I have thanked Mr. Gomes and the chamber of commerce in my own name for this disinterested service, and I trust that this step on my part will meet with your approval.
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I have, &c.,