Benito Juarez, to Don Antonio Ochoa, July 31, 1866.

Chihuahua, July 31, 1866.

Mr. A. Ochoa

My dear friend,

In answer to your letter of the 21 of the month, that ends today, and in
view of the means that Mr. Sepulveda proposes to introduce material into
Altata, I am sending an order which authorizes Mr. Rubi to give the necessary
permission concerning the recommendation that you have made about this matter.

You already knew that confidence in us marks the defeat of Mejia's forces
near Camargo on the 15 of June and the capture of Matamoros on the 29 of the
same month. Perhaps at this very time the mass of our forces are operating
on the fortress of Monterrey.

Very truly yours, Q.B.S.M.

Benito Juarez