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The books intended for the United States are to be delivered to either of the Smith- 

 sonian agents, viz : 



London, William Wesley, 28 Essex street, Strand; Paris, G. Bossange, 16 rue du 

 4 Septembre ; Leipsic, Dr. Felix Fliigel, 12 Sidonien Strasse ; St. Petersburg, L. Wat- 

 kins & Co., 10 Admiralty Place; Amsterdam, F. Miiller ; Milan, U. Hoepli, 591 Galeria 

 Cristoforia; Haarlem, Bureau Scientifique Central Neerlandais a Harlem ; Christiania, 

 Kongelige Norske Frederiks Universitetet ; Stockholm, Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps 

 Akademien; Copenhagen, Kongelige Danske Videnskaberues Selskab. 



For all other countries, packages may be delivered to the United States ministers. 

 An invoice of each transmission should be sent by mail to the Institution. 



JOSEPH HENRY, 

 Secretary Smithsonian Institution. 



This circular was sent with the following letter to the foreign minis- 

 ters in Washington representing the following countries: Argentine 

 Republic, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Brazil, Chili, Denmark, France, 

 German Empire, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hawaii, Hayti, Italy, Japan, 

 Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Salvador, Spain, Sweden 

 and Norway, Turkey, United States of Colombia, Venezuela. 



Smithsonian Institution, 



Washington, D. C, October 30, 1875. 

 Sir: I have the honor, accompanying this, to transmit a circular relative to the 

 exchange of the documents published by the United States with those of other nations, 

 and to request you to state to whom the boxes now ready for transmission, intended 

 for your government, shall be delivered. 



Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



JOSEPH HENRY, 

 Secretary Smithsonian Institution. 



In accordance with the instructions received by the Institution in 

 response to the foregoing letter, the following distribution of documents 

 was made : 



6 cases for Turkey, sent to legation, H street, Washington, D. C. 



6 cases for France, sent to consul-general of France, New York. 



6 cases for Portugal, sent to consul-general of Portugal, 148 Pearl 

 street, New York. 



6 cases for Sweden, sent to consulate, 18 Exchange Place, New York. 



6 cases for Brazil, sent to vice-consul, 52 South Gay street, Baltimore. 



6 cases for Argentine Republic, sent to G. Videla Dorna, Albermarle 

 Hotel, New York. 



4 cases for Belgium, sent to Peter Wright & Sons, Philadelphia. 



1 case for Chili, sent to Munoz & Espriella, 52 Pine street, New York. 



6 cases for Mexico, sent to Juan N. Navarro, 50 Exchange Place, N. Y. 



When these boxes had been distributed we were requested by the 

 Librarian of Congress to stop further proceedings until instructions 

 could be procured from the Library Committee. As soon as the difficul- 

 ties which have impeded this work are removed, the Institution will go 

 en to complete the arrangement. 



LIBRARY. 



The library of the Institution, as has been stated in previous reports, 

 is deposited in the Capitol of the United States, with the Librarian of 

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