August 15, 1876
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate, in answer to its resolution of the 24th ultimo, a report from the Secretary of State, with its accompanying statement.*
U.S. GRANT.
*Aggregate number of civil officers in or connected with the Department of State from 1859 to 1875, inclusive.
Ulysses S. Grant, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/204672