748 HISTORY OF THE SMITHSONIAN EXCHANGES. 



finance, statistics, patents, agriculture, &c., provided that copies of 

 their publications be given in return. 



Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

 Joseph Henry, 

 Secretary of Smithsonian Institution. 



[The Smitlisonian Institution to tlie State Department.] 



Smithsonian Institution, Washington, June 4, 1867. 

 Hon. William. H. Seward, 



Secretary of State : 

 Sir: I have the honor to send, herewith, copies of a printed circular 

 relative to an international exchange of public documents, for the bene- 

 fit of the Congressional Library, with the request that you will trans- 

 mit the same to all the diplomatic representatives of the United States 

 in foreign countries, and, if favorable, to foreign ministers accredited to 

 the United States. 



Tours, respectfully, 



Joseph Henry. 



[The State Department to the Smithsonian Institution.] 



Department of State, Washington, June 18, 18G7. 

 Prof. Joseph Henry, 



Secretary to the Smithsonian Institution : 

 Sir : I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th in- 

 stant, inclosing copies of a printed circular relative to the international 

 exchange of public documents for the benefit of the Congressional 

 Library, and to inform you in reply that your request in regard to the 

 distribution of the circulars has been complied with, they having been 

 transmitted to foreign ministers here and to our ministers abroad. 



Most truly yours, 



William H. Seward. 



The honorable Secretary of State having thus courteously undertaken 

 the official distribution of the Smithsonian circular to the representa- 

 tives of foreign governments, formal recognitions were received from 

 •these powers, a majority of whom signified their approval and accept- 

 ance of the proffer. The following is a list of governments which 

 responded favorably to the proposed international exchange of official 

 documents : 



Argentine Republic. 



Baden. 



Belgium. 



Chili. 



Colombia (United States of). 



Costa Rica. 



Denmark. 



Finland. 



France. 



Great Britain. 

 Hamburg. 

 Netherlands- 

 Norway. 

 Spain. 

 Sweden. 

 Switzerland. 

 Victoria. 

 Wurtemberg. 



