The Honorable John SHERMAN,

Secretary of State.
Sir: I have the honor to submit an historical sketch of the
American passport and a digest of the laws, rulings, and regula-
tions governing its issuance by the Department of State.

I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,

GaillarD Hunt,

Passport Clerk. DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Passport Division, December 27, 1897.

Ordered to be printed.

JOHN SHERMAN,

Secretary of State.

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Double purpose of,

To foreign diplomatic representatives,

To distinguished foreigners, .

Military passes,

Form given to bearers of dispatches,

a female,

an American minister,

travelers, .

explorer, .

a foreign minister,

one who has made a “declaration of intention,”

foreign travelers,

a student,

free persons of color,

showing introductory features,

for family of a foreign minister,

given during civil war,

a dismissed foreign minister,

Number issued since Seward's administration, .

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