Letter
RUGGLES, Vice-President of the United States Commission at the Universal Exposition at Paris, and specially designated as member of the Committee on Weights, Measures, and Coins to William H. Seward, May 30, 1867
[Extract.] Mr. Ruggles to Mr. Seward Paris, May 30, 1867, Sir: * * * * * * Before the meeting of the international committee for examining the question of a…