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LOUIS-PHILIPPE, HOI DES FRANQAIS,

A toas presents et a venir, salut:

Sur le rapport de notre ministre secretaire d’Etat au departe-ment de I’interieur;

Nous AVOXS ORDONNE ET ORDONNONS CE QUI SUIT :

Art. l« r .

Un exemplaire papier fin du grand ouvrage de l’Egypte estdonne a rinsiitut national des Elats-Unis d’Amerique.

Art. 2.

Notre ministre secretaire d’Elat au departement de rinterieurest charge de l’execution de la presente ordonnance.

Au palais des Tuileries , le 5 avril 1846.

Signe : LOUIS-PHILIPPE .

Par le roi :

Le ministre secretaire d’Etat au departement de I'inlerieur ,

Signe T. Duchatel.

Pour ampliation :

Le sous-secretaire d’Elal au departement de I’inlerieur,

A. Passy.

Such are the feelings towards the establishmentof the system of international literary exchangesin France ; as for those of your own country, al-though each one of you is already acquainted withthe warm sympathy with which my proposals werereceived, while in the U. S., yet 1 thought it well topublish the following documents showing not onlythe continuation but the increased favor bestowedupon my humble efforts in the consolidation of thisadditional link so well adapted to strengthen moreand more our fraternal union, but as a stimulus forthose states who have not yet entered into this en-lightened and peaceful confederacy, and to bring-forth the true character of this generous nation,whose love for the propagation of knowledge wouldprevent her from shrinking from any sacrificescalculated for the improvement of the human race.