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E \ the late conaagration of the Treasury -a building, nearly all the corresPonden ot the Secretary of the Treasury, from the establishment ofthe Departmentt to the 3lst March. 1888, was destroyed, including, as well the original letters and eommunlea- tions addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury, as tue records of the letters and communications written by him. With a view to repair tic 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, of any letters (excepting those hereinafter al It'd ed to} which they may at any tlme have written to, or received from, the Secretary of the Treasury ,and all those who may have been Tn office, and other individuals throughout the United States, and else where, arc invited to do the same. That this corresponds may be arranged into appropriate books, it Is requested that 1t be copied on folio fools cap paper, with a sufli cient margin on all sides to admit of binding--no more than one letter to be contained on leaf. 1t is also requested, that the copies be written in plain dis tinct or expressing hand. Where the ori- ginal can be spared, il would be preferred. The reasonable expense incurred i'll copy ing thepapers 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 to Presidents and Cashiers of banks, from the 1st October, 1879. to the 20th Febrna- ry, 1883; all the espondence relating to the Revolutionary claims of Virginia officers to halfpay, under the act of 9th July, lS32; and to applications for the benefits ofthe acts ofthe 2d March, 1881, and 14lh July, 1832, for the relief cer- tain insolyent debtors ofthe United States. Copies of some circular letters and in structions, written by the Secretary, have also been preserved; and 1t is requested that before copy be made ofany c5rcutar letter orinstruction, written by the secre- tary of the Treasury, the date and object of the circular be first stated to the De- partment, and its wishes on the subject as- certained. LOUIS McLANE,

 Secretary of the Treasury.

 June l, 1883. l3-I3w