760 HISTORY OF THE SMITHSONIAN EXCHANGES. 



[Translation of an official letter from the Royal Norwegian Department of the Inte- 

 rior to His Swedish and Noi-wegiau Majesty's minister at Washington, dated Chris- 

 tiana, December 19, 1867.] 



Under date June 18, last year, you forwarded to tliis department 

 transcript of a note from the State Department at Washington, and a 

 printed copy of a memorandum containing a proposition to establish a 

 system of exchange of printed official documents, &c., between the 

 United States of America and other countries, under the direction, on 

 the American side, of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington. 



In reply, the department will not fail to notify you, that the propo- 

 sition is readily accepted from the JSTorwegian side, and that proper 

 measures have been taken to the end that the exchange may take place 

 from here in connection with the literary transmissions from the Univer- 

 sity of Christiana under the direction of the secretary of the university. 



Ton are requested to bring the above to the knowledge of the proper 

 authority at Washington, and also to co-operate to the end that the 

 Smithsonian Institution may, in conformity with the ofi'er made in the 

 memorandum, appoint an agent here in Christiana, by whom the Nor- 

 wegian documents may be received for further transmission to Wash- 

 ington. 



Bretteville. 

 n. bonnevie. 



[The State Department to the Smithsonian Institution.] 



Department of State, Washington, February 8, 1868. 

 Prof. Joseph Henry, 



Smithsonian Institution : 

 Sir : I have the honor to inclose to you a copy of a communication 

 received by Alvin P. Hovey, esq., minister resident at Lima, Peru, from 

 the minister for foreign affairs of that Republic in reply to Mr. Hovey's 

 note informing him of your proposition for an exchange of public docu- 

 ments. 



I shall be pleased to receive such suggestions as you may deem it 

 proper to make, so as to enable me to reply to Mr. Hovey on the subject. 



I am, sir, your obedient servant, 

 William H. Seward. 



llnclosure No. 1. — Translation.] 



No. 58.] Foreign Office, Lima, December 30, 1867. 



His Excellency the Minister of the United States: 



The esteemed note of your excellency, No. 54, was received at this 

 office, inclosing a proposition from the Smithsonian Institution of Wash- 

 ington, sent to your excellency by the Department of State proposing 

 an exchange of the official documents of that Republic for those of this. 



I must mention to your excellency that the note referred to would 



