750 HISTORY 01* THE SMITHSONIAN EXCHANGES. 



[The Argentine Legation to the Smithsonian Institution.] 



Argentine Legation in the United States, 

 10 University place, New York, August 17, 1867. 



Prof. Joseph Heney, Esq., 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington : 

 Sir: Upon my return from Washington I found a note from the Secretary 

 of State inclosing your memorandum relating to an exchange of official 

 documents of the United States for those of other countries. In fulfill- 

 ment of the desires of the honorable Secretary and of those who direct 

 that Institution I will hasten to communicate to my government the 



contents of those documents. 



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Hoping soon to have the pleasure of presenting my respects in person 

 to you in that city, 



I remain, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

 B. Mitre y Vedia, 



Charge (P Affaires. 



[The State Department to the Smithsonian Institution.] 



Department of State, Washington, August 23, 1867. 

 Prof. Joseph Henry, d'c., &c., Smithsonian Institution : 



Sir : I inclose herewith, for your information, a copy of a note of the 

 19th instant, from the minister of Spain, in regard to the conclusion ar- 

 rived at by Her Majesty's Government for the interchange of official pub- 

 lications between that government and the United States. 



I am, sir, your obedient servant, 

 William H. Sevs^ard. 



[ Incloaure. — Translation . J 



No. 27.] Legation of Spain at Washington, 



Washington, August 19, 1867. 

 Hon. Secretary of State oftM United States, &c., &c., &c.'. 



The undersigned, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary- of 

 Her Catholic Majesty, commumcates to the honorable Secretary of 

 State that, having submitted to theGovernmentof Her Majesty the ad- 

 vantage of estabbshing a mutual interchange of official publications be- 

 tween Spain and the United States, with reference to the bases set out 

 in the printed memorandum of Prof. Joseph Henry, Secretary of-the 

 Smithsonian Institution, has now received an answer on that point. 



The Government of Her Catholic Majesty accepts with much pleasure 

 the proposal for an exchange of documents, and is ready to deliver to 

 the legation of the United States at Madrid, or to the agency that may 



