No. 283.
Mr. Evarts to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Siam.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a communication from you, dated 30th May, 1876, conveying to me the information that the collection of Siamese articles which His Majesty the King and senabodi had collected for exhibition at the United States Centennial Exhibition were intended for presentation, with their best wishes, to the Government of the United States when the Exhibition ended.

The articles were received some time after the opening of the Exhibition, but they were placed in a prominent place, and arranged with judgment and discretion. They attracted very great attention, not only on account of their unusual appearance and workmanship, but, also, because of the intrinsic merit of the collection.

I avail myself of this occasion to offer to your excellency the assurance of my high consideration.

WM. M. EVARTS.

His Excellency Chow Phya Bhanu Wongse,
Maha Kosa Dhepoti, the Phraklang, &c., &c.