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Department of State
Washington, October 28^th 1818.

Sir,

By a joint Resolution of Congress of the 23^d of De-
cember 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