UNIVERSITY* BULLETIN NO. 1, issued September, 1893, contains (1) a catalogue exhibiting the existing arrangement of the papers of the Continental Congress; (2) a partial miscellaneous index of manuscripts of the Continental Congress examined to the date of going to press; (3) the Documentary History of the Constitution for the period preceding the Federal Convention-being the Annapolis Convention and credentials of delegates to the Federal Convention. BULLETIN No. 2, issued November, 1893, is a revised and indexed edition of the Calendar of the Correspondence of James Monroe. BULLETIN No. 3, issued January, 1894, contains (1) a list indicating the arrangement of the Washington papers; (2) the continuation of a partial miscellaneous index of the manuscripts of the Continental Congress; (3) the Documentary History of the Constitution—proceedings of the Federal Convention. BULLETIN No. 4, issued March, 1894, is a calendar of the correspondence of James Madison. BULLETIN No. 5, issued May, 1894, contains (1) an arrangement of the papers of Madison, Jefferson, Hamilton, Monroe, and Franklin; (2) the continuation of a partial miscellaneous index of the manuscripts of the Continental Congress; (3) the Documentary History of the Constitution--the Constitution as signed in Convention; proceedings in Congress; ratification by the several States. BULLETIN No. 6 is a calendar of the correspondence of Thomas JefferPart I, Letters from Jefferson. son. AUG 5 1898 ACCESS TO THE MANUSCRIPTS. The privilege of access to the manuscript archives of the Department of State may be secured, so far as the facilities at command and the convenience of the office admit, upon application by letter to the Secretary of State. Applicants should describe as concisely and definitely as may be possible the papers they desire to consult, the scope of the examination contemplated, and the period of time during which they purpose to avail themselves of the permission, if accorded. The privilege is to be exercised under the following SPECIAL RULES AS TO MANUSCRIPTS DEPOSITED IN THE BUREAU OF ROLLS AND LIBRARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. I. Persons to whom the privilege of consulting the manuscript archives of the Department of State is granted can exercise the permission only subject to the convenience of the Department and the uninterrupted transaction of its business. II. No manuscript shall, at any time, be taken out of the Department except by order in writing of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. III. No manuscript shall be taken out of the Bureau of Rolls and Library, into any room of the Department, until a receipt in form and descriptive of the paper or volume be signed by the official taking the same and delivered to the Chief of the Bureau, or, in his absence, to the person in charge. IV. No manuscript shall be detained from its place on the shelves of the Bureau of Rolls and Library after 4 p. m. of the day it shall have been taken; and no manuscript shall be taken from its place on the shelves by any others than the clerks in charge, except by special arrangement in exceptional circumstances. V. The use of the indexes in the room in which the manuscripts are deposited is not permitted except through the clerks in charge. VI. The privilege of consulting the manuscript archives does not include the use of the Library. The latter privilege must be independently asked of the Chief of the Bureau of Rolls and Library. By order of the Secretary of State. LIST OF THE TERRITORIAL AND STATE RECORDS DEPOSITED IN THE BUREAU OF ROLLS AND LIBRARY AND THEREIN CLASSIFIED AS CHAPTER I OF THE MANUSCRIPT BOOKS AND PAPERS. ALASKA. Archives of the Russian-American Company, transferred under Article II of the treaty between the United States and Russia for the cession of the Russian possessions in North America, signed March 30, 1867. COLORADO.-Certified copy of State constitution, depos ited under provision of the act of Congress entitled "An Act to enable the People of Colorado to form a Constitution and State Government and for the admission of the said State into the Union," approved March 3, 1875. FLORIDA.-Papers and documents forming the "Florida Archives," so called, acquired by virtue of the treaty of amity, settlement, and limits between the United States and Spain, signed February 22, 1819. GOVERNORS.—Various letters and papers, covering the period 1790-1812, from the chief executives of different States, gathered together under the general title "Letters from Governors of States." IDAHO.-Papers relative to the admission of the Territory into the Union, transmitted by the governor of the Territory December 3, 1889; the constitution adopted by the people and ratified by the act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for the admission of the State of Idaho into the Union," approved July 3, 1890. ILLINOIS.Executive Register of Illinois Territory," together with several letters during the years 1812 and 1813. Filed under the title "Papers and Records of the Territories." INDIANA.- Proceedings of the Executive of Indiana Territory, commencing the 1st of July and ending June 30, 1816," and other papers. Filed under the title Papers and Records of the Territories." LOUISIANA.—“Governor Claiborne's correspondence relative to Louisiana," 1803-1812. In 6 volumes, folio. "Papers relating to the Southern Boundary," 1806-1818. In 1 volume, folio. Copies of acts of the legislature of the State for the year 1807, letters and accompanying documents. Filed under the title "Papers and Records of the Territories." "Claim of the United States and the pretensions of Edward Livingston to the Batture in front of the suburb St. Mary, New Orleans, 1808." In 1 volume, folio. MICHIGAN. Correspondence and papers relative to the Territory, 1805-1815. In 1 volume, folio. "Copy of the Executive proceedings of the Governor of the Territory of Michigan, commencing July 11, and ending December 31, 1811." Filed under the title Papers and Records of the Territories." MISSISSIPPI." Governor's correspondence in the Mississippi Territory 1804-1815." In 1 volume, folio. (See also papers filed under the title "Papers and Records of the Territories.") "Proceedings of the Executive Council and Legislature in the Mississippi Territory 1809-1816." In 2 volumes, folio. Certified copy of the constitution of the State as amended August, 1865, transmitted with letter of W. L. Sharkey, provisional governor of Mississippi, August 28, 1865; also, "the ordinances adopted by the convention, Nos. 1 to 21, inclusive." Certified copy of the constitution of the State as adopted November 30, 1869, transmitted by General Adelbert Ames, January 25, 1870. MISSOURI." Extracts from the Journal of the Missouri Territory from the 1st day of October 1815 till the 30th day of September 1816 inclusively." Filed under the title "Records and Proceedings of the Territories." |