Senhor Mendonça to Mr. Gresham.
Washington , March 29, 1893 . (Received March 29.)
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 28th instant, conveying the sincere sympathy felt by the President, and the deep regret of your excellency for the demise of Baron de Aguiar de Andrada, late chief of the special mission of Brazil at Washington.
I beg to present to the President and your excellency the heartfelt thanks of the Government of the United States of Brazil for the expressions of condolence and for the civil and military honors extended to the distinguished citizen, my honored colleague, at the close of a diplomatic career commenced in Washington more than forty years ago.
Accept, etc.,