Washington, 21st June.
The following is the President's letter Queen Vistoria ting his jubilee congratulations to Grover Clereland, President of the United Slates of America, to her Majesty, Vitoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India.
Gaear axp Goon Fatexp: In the name and on behalf of the people of the United States I present their sincere felicitations upon the arrival of the fiftieth anniversary of your Majesty's accession to the crown of Great Britain, and I but utter the general voice of my fellow-countrymen in wishing for your people a prolongation of the reign so marked with advances in popular wellbeing, physical, moral and intellectual. It is justice and not adulation to acknowledge the debt of gratitude and respect. due to your personal virtues for their important influence in producing and causing the prosperous and well ordered condition of affairs now generally prevailing throughout our dominions. May your life be prolonged; may peace, honor and prosperity bless the people over whom you have been called upon to reign; may Liberty flourish throughout your empire, under just laws, and may your Government be strong in the affections of all who live under it, and Tpray God to have your Majesty in His holy keeping.
jone at Washington this 27th day of May, A.D. Gnover CLEvELann.
1887.
By the President Tuomas F, Bayarp, Secretary of State.
Haw Beports.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.