Early Governors' Papers

Department of State Washington, October 28^th 1818.

Sir,

By a joint Resolution of Congress of the 23^d of December last, the Secretary of State was authorized to furnish each State Government with three sets of Wait's edition of State Papers, viz: one set for the Executive, and one for each branch of the Legislature. In pursuance of that authority, I have the pleasure to transmit to you herewith thirty volumes, put up in packets of two volumes each; and that I may be assured they reach their destination in safety, I will thank you to acknowledge the receipt of them to this Department.

I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant -

John Quincy Adams