Treasury Department,
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FIN the late confagration of the Treasury N building, nearly all the correspondence of the. Secretary of the Treasury, from the establishment of the Department to the 3lst March, 1853, was destroyed, including, as we'll the original letters and communica- lions addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury, as the records ofthe letters and communications written by him. With view to repair the loss, as far as 1t may be practicable. all officers of the United States, are requested to cause copies to be prepared, and authenticated by them, ot any letters (excepting those hereinafter al- luded to) which they may at any time have written to, CT received from, the Secretary of the Treasury and all those who may have been in office, and other individuals throughout the United States, and else where, are invited to do the same. That this correspondence may be arranged into appropriate books, 1t IS requested that 1t be copied on folio fools cap paper, with a suff cient margin on all sides to admit of binding--no more than one letter to be contained on leaf. It is also requested, that the copies be written in plain dis tinct or expressing hand. Where the orl- ginal can be spared, it would be preferred, The reasonable expense incurred Tn copy ing the papers now requested, not exceed ing the rate often cents for every hundred words, will be defrayed by the Depart ment.

 The correspondence which has been saved, and of which, therefore, no copies are desired, are the records of the letters written by tbe Secretary of the Treasury 10 Presidents and Cashiers of banks, from the 1st October, 1879, to the 20th Februa- l ry 1893; all the correspond relating 10 the Revolutionary claims of Virginia officers to half pay, under the act of 9th July, 1832; and to applications for the benefits ofthe acts the 2d March, 1891, and l4th July, 1929, for the relief ofeer- 1 tain insolveDt debtors offhe United States. Copies of some circular letters and in- structions, wFitten.by the Secretary, have also been preser erYed; and ii is requested that before copy be made ofafy eireaiar letter or instruction, written by the Seere- tary Of fbe Treasury, the date and object Of the circular he first stated to the De partment, and it's wishes on the subject as. eertained. LOUIS 8IcLANE,

 Secretary of the Treasury.

 June l. l933. l3-l3w