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Among the principal gifts for August were reports and similar publications from six Australasian Chambers of Commerce; from the American Baking Powder Association, New York, "The Baking Powder Controversy," by A. Cressy Morrison (vol. 1, New York, 1904); J. D. Cord, a collection of trade and manufacturers' catalogues; the Commissioner of the East Africa Protectorate, "Handbook for East Africa, Uganda and Zanzibar, 1905," and the "Official Gazette of the East Africa and Uganda Protectorate; " J. W. Garrett-Pegge, his "Transcript of the first volume, 1538-1636, of the parish register of Chesham in the county of Buckingham," London, 1904; the Georgia Historical Society, volume 6 of its "Collections," being the letters of John Habersham (1756-1775); from Rev. Pedro Ilgen of St. Louis, his "Blüthen wehen: Gedichte," 2. edition, 1902; the Kon. pr. statistisches Amt, Berlin, its "Festschrift... z. Jahrhundertfeier seines Bestehens;" the President of the Illinois Central Railroad, "Abraham Lincoln as attorney for the Illinois Central Railroad Company;" from Mrs. Lotta L. Lesser, her "SchönRottraut, ein Märchenspiel, mit Gesang," Dresden, 1904; Falconer Madan, "A chart of Oxford printing, 1468-1900, with notes and illustrations," 1904; reports of various chambers of commerce, etc., from the New York Board of Trade and Transportation; annual reports of the city of Newport, Kentucky, from the city clerk and the waterworks department; the "Revised catalogue of the records of the city of Norwich as arranged in the muniment room in the Castle museum," compiled by W. Hudson and John C. Dingey, 1898, and "A short catalogue of the records of the county of Norwich as preserved in the Shirehall, Norwich," 1904, from the honorary city archivist of Norwich; from Lowell M. Palmer, "Palmer's Groups. John Melvin of Charlestown and Concord, Mass., and his descendants; gathered and arranged for Mr. Lowell Mason Palmer of New York, by Miss Emily Wilder Leavitt," privately printed, Boston, 1901-05; from the Handels und Gewerbe Kammer in Prag, its "Statistischer Bericht," "Bericht des Kuratoriums," and "Die Handels und Gewerbe Kammer in Prag in den ersten fünfzig Jahren ihres Bestandes, 1850-1900;" Señor Ernest Schernikow, consul of Salvador, various official documents of Honduras and Salvador; from Dr. Otto C. Schneider, of Chicago, "Chicago's Schiller-Gedenkfeier Souvenir," 1905; "Zur Würdigung Schiller's in Amerika, Erinnerungsblätter an die hundertste Wiederkehr von Schiller's Todestag," Chicago, 1905; from Frank Siller, American consul at Haida, Austria, his translation of Longfellow's "Evangeline," Milwaukee, 1879, his own "Lieder und Sprüche aus dem Volke für das Volk," München, 1887, and two other works; from the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, its Reports of Proceedings; from the Spanish Secretary of State, "Documents diplomatiques: Conferences de Madrid, 1880 (Droit de Protection au Maroc)," Madrid, 1880; from Charles Sulikowski, "Slask i polska wobec powstania czeskiego napisal Adam Szelagowski," We Lwowie, 1904, and other Polish books; from the Uruguayan legation at Washington, "Universidad de Montevideo: La enseñanza universitaria en 1904; Informe presentado por E. Acevedo," 1905; from the Gobernador de la Seccion Occidental del Distrito Federal, of Venezuela, his "Memoria," Caracas, 1905; from Miss Marie K. Werkmeister, of Evanston, Illinois, "Vergebens," a novel by her mother, Chicago, 1885.

At the LENOX Branch the exhibitions of Russian and Japanese colored carica

tures and prints relating to the present war, and the illustrated material relating to John Paul Jones, were continued, as was also the Schiller exhibition at the ASTOR Branch.

Picture bulletins and temporary collections of books on special shelves at the circulation branches were as follows:

CHATHAM SQUARE, Animals, Summer; AMSTERDAM AVENUE, Butterflies; 67TH STREET, Periodicals on file; RIVERSIDE, Vacation stories, Caricatures by Max Beerbohm; EAST BROADWAY, Birthdays of famous men and women in August, Summer sports and pastimes; ST. AGNES, Some interesting essays, Ballads which occur in Shakespeare, Airships and motors, Fairy tales; TOMPKINS SQUARE, Outdoor sports, School stories; 34TH STREET, Authors for young people, Far East, Books worth reading (juvenile); 135TH STREET, Alice in Wonderland, Children of the World; BRUCE, Immigration, Sea tales; OTTENDORFER, English cathedrals, Best novels.

In addition there were bulletins on new books at four branches, on Paul Jones at four branches, on Japan at two branches, on the Peace conference at two branches, and on Mary Mapes Dodge at two branches.

ANDREW JACKSON TO JAMES MONROE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE OF 1817.

Printed from the original manuscript in the New York Public Library.

(Private)

DEAR SIR

NASHVILLE DECER 20h 1817

I have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your favour of the 2nd instant with your message to Congress enclosed for which accept my thanks.

The prosperous state of our Country & particularly our finance, so near the close of an expensive War, must be a source of great gratification to every true American and profitting from experience will enable the Executive government, with the aid of Congress to place the whole country in a state of defence, which will command Justice and respect from all Nations & thereby perpetuate the blessings of peace.

I have read with great attention your letter. The plan proposed fully meets my approbation, for I see in it that magnanimity of conduct only to be met with in great & good minds-and also a System that will produce subordination & harmony without which an army cannot be beneficial or effective. Whenever an officer is responsible for the defence of a country or place, his means never ought to be taken from him or directed without his knowledge.

I had determined to retire from Service, the moment I could with propriety & honor but I have determined since the receipt of your letter not to resign until I can have the pleasure of seeing you & until you make the Southern tower you contemplated next spring & in which I intend doing myself the pleasure of accompanying you.

It is my wish to retire from publick life, for I am advancing to that age which makes retirement desirable, but as long as I can be really serviceable to my country and there remains any prospect of my services being wanted I will not retire more particularly as it is your wish I should not

I am Sir with great respect & sincere friendship
Yr. mo. ob. Serv

JAMES MONROE

President of the U. States

ANDREW JACKSON

[Endorsed by Monroe:] Dec 20, 1817. Gen1. Jackson.

He highly approves

the plan wh. I propose for settling the affr with Dept of war. Magnanimity.

LIST OF WORKS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY RELATING TO BIMETALLISM, GOLD AND SILVER STANDARDS, ETC.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Money. Campaign literature [on the money question]. 4 11. [New York,] 1896. (The Literary News, Sept., 1896.)

Horton (Samuel Dana). Historical material for and contributions to the study of monetary policy; Partial list of modern publications on the subject of money. (In International Monetary Conference, Paris, 1878. 1879.)

Chi

List (A) of books on the money question. cago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1896. 15 pp. 12°.

Nogaro (B.) Bibliographie. (In his: Le role de la monnaie dans la commerce international et la

théorie quantitative. Paris, 1904. 8°.)

Soetbeer (G. A.) Litteraturnachweis über Geld- und Münzwesen, insbesondere über den Währungsstreit, 1871-'91. Berlin, 1892. 8°. PERIODICALS.

Bimetallic League and Gold Standard Defence Association. [Leaflets,] no. 1-2, 4-13, 16-17. [London, 189-?] 8°.

no. 1. General statement of the Gold standard defense association.

no. 2. Lord Farrer appreciated.

no. 4. Faraday (F. J.) The fictions of the Gold standard

defense association.

no. 5. Rejoinder by the Gold standard defence association. no. 6. The old bimetallism and the new.

no. 7. The measure of value and the metallic currency.
no. 8. Grenfell (H. R.) England's adoption of the gold
standard.
no. 9. Gibbs (H. H.)
no. 10. Powell (T. E.)
no. 11. Powell (T. E.)
lism.

The Gresham law.
Bimetallism and legal tender.
The scientific theory of bimetal-
The facts as to French bimetallism.
The working of bimetallism in the
United States.

no. 12. Grenfell (H. R.) no. 13. Schmidt (H.)

no. 16. Gibbs (H. C.) Bimetallism considered. no. 17. Bear (W. E.) Bimetallism and agricultural depression.

Bimetallist (The). v. I v. 6, nos. 1-9, II; v. 7, nos. I-2. (1895-1901.) London, 1895-1901. 8°. Monthly. Ceased publication.

Bimetallistische Monatsschrift. Organ des deutschen Bimetallisten bundes. Jahrg. 1-2. Berlin, 1895-98. 8°.

Deutscher Verein für internationale Doppelwaehrung. Schriften. Heft 1-20. Berlin, 188295. 12°.

International Monetary Standard Association. Report of the proceedings at the annual meeting, 1883, '86. no. 1 [4]. [London, 1883-86.] 8°. (International Monetary Standard Association. Occasional Papers. no. 5, 10.) Ligue Nationale Bimétallique. ciel. 2e année, no. 12, 15, 16. Money. v. I - v. 5, no. 2. 1903. 8°.

Bulletin offiParis, 1896. 4°. New York, 1897

Ceased publieation with v. 5, no. 2. Montana (The) Bimetallist. v. 2, no. 2-3, 5-6, 10, 12-14, 16. 1899. f°.

v. I, no. 7, 9-11; Helena, Mon.,

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Devoted to the

National (The) Bimetallist. complete restoration of bimetallism in the United States. v. I, no. 6-7, 12-39, 45, 48, 50, 52 (189596). Chicago, 1895-96. 4°.

National Sound Money League. Sound money pamphlets. A-D, F-H, K. Chicago, n. d. 8° and 12°.

Silver (The) Dollar. v. 1, no. 15, 20-21, 2325; v. 2, no. 2-4, 6, 8-16, 19, 21, 24-25; v. 3, no. 2, 7-8, 10 (1887-1889). Cleveland, O., 18871889. 4°.

Silver Knight and National Watchman. v. 7. no. 210-19, 221-27; v. 8, no. 228-29, 231-33, 237, 245, 247, 250, 253-55, 259, 259-67. Washington, D. C., 1896-97. f°.

From No. 237 called: Silver Knight Watchman.

Sound Currency. V. I, nos. 1-2, v. 2-date. New York, 1891-date. Current. 8°.

Pub. by the Currency Committee of the Reform Club.

Sound currency. A compendium of accurate and timely information on currency questions intended for writers, speakers and students. [Published by the] Reform Club Sound currency committee. 1895-96. New York, 1895-96. fo.

A compilation of nos. of the semi-monthly publication of same name reprinted. Sometimes called: Sound currency red book.

Sound Money. Monthly. Bulletin of the National Sound Money League. [v. 1] no. 1-3, 5-6, 8-12; v. 2, no. 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10-12; v. 3, no. 1-5, 11-12; v. 4, no. 1-3. Chicago, 1897-1900. f. Verein zum Schutz der deutschen Goldwährung. Schriften. Band 11-2, 3. Berlin, 1900-1903. 8°.

GENERAL WORKS.

In chronological order of date of publication.

United States.-Finance Committee. Report on resolution to inquire into the expediency of prohibiting by law the exportation of the gold, silver and copper coins of the United States. January 25, 1819. 7 pp. 8°. (U. S. 15 cong. 2 sess. Sen. doc. 68.)

Currency Committee. Report on the expediency of increasing the relative value of the gold hereafter to be coined at the mint of the United States. February 2, 1821. 3 pp. 8°. (U. S. 16 cong. 2 sess. H. rept. 54.)

Memorial of Thomas Law, Walter Jones and Elias B. Caldwell, a committee...to memorialize Congress on the subject of a national currency. April 16, 1824. Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1824. 5 pp. 8°. (U. S. 18 cong. I sess. [H. doc.] 132.)

An address [on a national
Wash-

Law (Thomas).

currency], before the Columbian Institute.

ington, 1825. 8°.

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