Little Rock, April 17th, 1885 2tf

Treasury Department,

 .9qg,1J 24th. 1883.
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N the late conhagration of the treasury N building, nearly all the correspond ot the Secretary of the Treasury, from the establishment of the Department to the 3lst March. 1858. was destroyed, including, as yell the original letters and cemmunica- tions addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury. as the records the letters ana communications written by him. With view to repair the loss, as far as It may be practicable. all officers of the tinted States, are requested to cause copies to be prepared, and authenticated by them, of any letters texcepting those hereinafter al- luded to1 which they may at any time have written to, ar re eceiyed frons, .he Secretary ftle 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, it is requested that 1t be copied on folio fools cap paper, ,-with a sufficient margin on all sides to admit Of bnding--no more than one letter to be contained on a leaf It Is also requested, :, that the copies be written in plain dis tinct or expressing hand. Where the ori- ginal can be spared, if would be preferred. The reasonable expense incurred in 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 the Secretary of the Treasury 10 Presidents and Cashiers of banks, from the 1st October, 1919, to the 20th Februa- ", 1893; all the correspondence relating to the Revolutionary claims of Virginia officers 10 half pay, under the act of 9th July, 1882; and to applications for the benefits of the acts ofthe 2d March, 1881, and 14tl July, 1892, for the relief of cer- tain insoIyent debtors ofthe United States. Copies of some circular letters and in- structions, written by the Secretary, lave also been preserved; and it is requested that before copy be made ofany circular letter or instruction, written by the secre- tary of the Treasury, the date and object Of the circular be first stated to the De- partment, and it's wishes on the subject as- certained. LOUIS McLANE.

 Secretary of the Treasury.

 June l, 1893. l3-13w