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HISTOEY OF THE SMITHSONIAN EXCHANGES. 721 



I avail myself of this occasion to offer you renewed assurances of my 

 high consideration. 



R. ScnLEiDEN, 

 Minister Resident of Bremen. 



The following resolution was adopted by the Board of Eegents, Feb- 

 ruary 15, 1859 : 



Resolved^ That the thanks of this board be returned to his excellency 

 R. Schleiden, minister resident of Bremen, for his intervention with the 

 "North German Lloyd of Bremen," to facilitate and advance the cause 

 of science by transporting, free of charge, &c., packages of books and 

 specimens of natural history from Germany to the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, and fi'om the Institution to Germany, and the like thanks to the 

 president and directors of the North German Lloyd of Bremen for their 

 generous liberality in the instance above referred to. 



On the IGth of February, 1860, Professor Henry addressed a letter to 

 Mr. Edward Cunard, of the steamship line running between New York 

 and Liverpool, asking similar favors, in reply to which the following let- 

 ter was received, which was laid before the Board of Regents at their 

 meeting on March 17, 1860 : 



New York, February 25, 1860. 

 Pro£ Joseph Henry, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution : 



Dear Sir : I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 

 16th instant, and, in reply, I beg to inform you that I shaU have much 

 pleasure in conveying in our steamers from New York to Liverpool, 

 every fortnight, one or more cases from the Smithsonian Institution to 

 the extent of half a ton or 20 cubic feet measurement. The cases to be 

 addressed to your agent in Liverpool, or to his care. The arrangement 

 of free cases is intended only to apply to those shipped by you from 

 this side of the water. 



Your obedient servant, 

 E. Cunard. 



At a meeting of the Regents, held April 7, 1860, it was— 



Resolved, That, the thanks of the Board of Regents are hereby given 

 to .the various companies and individuals who have generously aided in 

 advancing the objects of the Smithsonian Institution and the promotion 

 of science, by the facilities they have afforded in the transportation of 

 books, specimens, &c., free of charge. 



In the next year, 1861, in response to an application by Professor 

 Henry, another concession of free freight was granted by the Hamburg 

 American Packet Company, in the following communication: 

 S. Mis. 109 46 



