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These all embraced the opportunity offered of procuring the national 

 publications of the United States, and x)roflfered complete series of their 

 own in return. Some of them, indeed, sent at once large packages of 

 their works without awaiting further action on the part of our govern- 

 ment. Among them one large box of books from the government of 

 Victoria, Australia, was received, and its contents deposited in the 

 Library of Congress. 



Of the communications on this subject received either directly or 

 through the Department of State, the greater number are herewith 

 subjoined. 



[The State Department to the Smithsonian Institution.] 



Department of State, Washington, July 19, 18C7. 

 Prof. Joseph Henry, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution : 

 Sir : Herewith I inclose an extract of a dispatch of the Ist instant, 

 from George K. Teaman, esq., minister resident at Copenhagen, which 

 relates to the exchange of public documents with the Government of 

 Denmark, as proposed in your circular of the 16th of JNIay last. 



I am, sir, your obedient servant, 

 William H. Seward. 



[^Inelosure. ] 



No. 77.] Legation of the United States, 



Copoiihagen, July 1, 18G7. 

 Hon. Wm. H. Seward, 



Secretary of State, Washington : 



Sir: I have further to acknowledge the receipt of your circular dis- 

 patch -of the 13th June, touching the subject of Professor Henry's cir- 

 cular, in relation to the exchange of official documents with foreign 

 countries, and to state that Mr. Vedel, the director-general of the min- 

 istry of foreign affairs, with whom I have conversed upon the subject, 

 and with whom I left a copy of Professor Henry's circular, has expressed 

 himself gratified with the proposal, and suggests that for the present 

 anything of interest he may have for the United States shall be left 

 with me for shii^raent, and that United States documents might also be 

 addressed to me for the Danish Government. 



K other arrangements are deemed more convenient, hereafter they will 

 be made. 



Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

 GEORaE n. Yeaman. 



