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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 — John Shaqi

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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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Just before I got your letter they passed unanimously a
   resolution providing that the librarian of Congress transmit to
   the Minister of Justice of France "a _complete series of the
   reports of all the decisions of the supreme court of the U.S.,
   and of the circuit and district courts thereof, and a complete
   copy of the public statutes of the United States_," and making an
   ample provision for executing it. This resolution will no doubt
   receive the sanction of the House of representatives.

   Your presents to the National Institute I received and delivered,
   paying all the charges. Any other gift which you may wish to
   forward to me will be gratefully received.

   I hope that the day is now come when your spirit will animate the
   enlightened men of both Nations and Sciences, and the Arts be
   found the leading objects of all.

   Not despairing of having again the pleasure of seeing you, I am
   truly your friend,

   REVERDY JOHNSON.

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   _From the Hon. R. B. Taney, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme
   Court._


   March 21 st 1846.

   Sir,

   I have at length the pleasure of announcing to you that congress
   have passed a resolution authorising the transmission and
   presentation to the minister of justice of France of the reports
   of the decisions in all of the different courts of the United
   States as far as they have been published since the foundation of
   the Government; together with a copy of the laws passed by
   congress. Inclosed I send you a copy of the resolution, wich was
   passed unanimously.

   There is now preparing under the authority of congress, a new
   edition of the laws of the United States much more complete and
   satisfactory than any heretofore published, which is not yet
   quite ready for delivery. And as I wish to send all of the books
   at the same time I shall delay the transmission of the reports,
   until I can send with them this new edition of the acts of
   congress. They will however I hope be ready in a month or two;
   and I shall take much pleasure in transmitting them with the
   reports as early as practicable.

   You know how much I have regretted the delay in acknowledging the
   courtesy of the minister of Justice of France, by a suitable
   return. But feel assured that he as well as yourself will impute
   it to accidental causes wich I have heretofore explained.

   With great respect, I am, Sir,

   Your obedient servant,

   R. B. TANEY.

   Mr. ALEXANDRE VATTEMARE, Paris.

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   TWENTY-NINTHE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES,

   At the First session, begun and held at the city of Washington,
   on monday the first day of December, one thousand eight hundred
   and forty-five.

   A RESOLUTION, to authorise the transmission and presentation of
   books to the minister of justice of France, in exchange for books
   received from him.

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