THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING is the Government factory for the

designing, printing and engraving of bonds, certificates, checks, notes, revenue

and postage stamps, and many other official papers. It is a handsome red brick building 220 x 135 feet, and was built in 1878 at a cost of $300,000.

OF THE

MESSAGES AND PAPERS

OF THE

PRESIDENTS

1789-1897

BY

JAMES D. RICHARDSON

A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE

VOLUME IX

PUBLISHED BY

AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS

1899