It has been agreed here by all the heads of Departments that the Departments shall remain closed from this time until the conclusion of President Garfield's funeral ceremonies in Washington, and it is understood that you will notify the acting heads of all Departments of this arrangement. * * *
ROBERT T. LINCOLN, Secretary of War.
[Footnote A: Sent to the chief clerk of the War Department.]
[From official records, Treasury Department.]
Order.
Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C., September 20, 1881.
It is ordered, as a mark of respect to the memory of President Garfield, that the Treasury Department be closed during this day.
H.F. FRENCH, Acting Secretary.
[From official records, Treasury Department.]
Notice.