2 pages, 8 1/8 x 13 1/4 in. Countersigned by Secretary of State James G. Blaine.

Written in a calligraphic hand, this letter to the President of the Republic of Chile acknowledges the receipt of a letter "announcing that the legal authority had been restored throughout the territory of the Republic, and that the Council of the Government had established itself at the Capital." He then reciprocates an assurance that it is the desire and intention of the United States Government to have friendly relations between it and the Republic of Chile, and notes that aid will be given to that end.

1891 was a year of tumult in Chile, as a civil war raged from January to September between forces supporting President José Manuel Balmaceda (1840-1891), and forces supporting the Congressional Junta. Jorge Montt Álvarez (1845-1922) quickly emerged as a leader of the Congressional party, having been appointed commander of the navy and leading a fleet against the president from the armored frigate Blanco Enclada. Álvarez emerged from the hostilities as provisional leader, and then president of Chile, serving from 1891-1896.