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Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846: With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology

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Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846: With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology

Exchange of publications

AND WHEREAS his system of international literary exchanges is not
   only promotive of science and the improvement of literature and
   the arts, but is also conducive to the fraternization of
   governments and the diffusion of civilization through out the
   globe;

   AND WHEREAS the project has been approved by the chambers and
   ministers of France, by the congress of the United States and the
   legislatures of several of the States, and by the statesmen and
   literati of both nations,

   Be it therefore _resolved_ the senate and house of
   representatives of the state of Michigan that in greatful
   acknowledgment of his desinterested labors in the cause of
   humanity and for the valuable works presented by him to the
   state, the thanks of the people of Michigan are respectfully
   tendered to Mons. Alexandre Vattemare by the representatives of
   the people in legislature convened.

   _Resolved_ that his excellency the governor be and he hereby is
   authorized and requested to receive the parcel of books
   transmitted by Mons. Vattemare through Lewis Cass Jr. Esqr. to
   the state of Michigan and also the parcel consigned to E. Thayer
   and Co., forwarding merchants in the city of New-York, and to
   place the same in the state library.

   _Resolved_ that his excellency be and he hereby is further
   authorized and requested to transmit to Mons. Vattemare a copy of
   the revised statutes and session laws of the state of Michigan
   together with the journals and documents of both houses of the
   legislature and such maps of the several counties as are now
   completed.

   _Resolved_ that the state geologist be and he hereby is
   authorized and requested to examine and report to the next
   legislature what duplicate specimens of the natural history of
   Michigan are in his department of the University.

   _Resolved_ that our senators in congress be instructed, and our
   representatives be requested to use their best efforts to obtain
   the appointment of Mons. Alexandre Vattemare as an agent of the
   general government to act in behalf of this state, with power to
   conduct literary exchanges between France and the United States.

   _Resolved_ that his excellency be and he is hereby requested to
   transmit a copy of these resolutions and the report of the
   committee on education to Mons. Alexandre Vattemare and to each
   of our senators and representatives in congress.

   EDWIN N. LOTHROP,
   Speaker of the house of representatives.

   EDWIN M. CURT,
   President of the senate, (_pro tem_).

   Approved, March 12, 1844.

   JNO. S. BARRY.




STATE OF ILLINOIS'S.

   Historical Society, Upper Alton III, August 15th, 1844.

   To A. VATTEMARE, esqr.

   Dear sir,

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