A communication to the Hon. N.P. Banks, Chairman, Com. on Foreign Relations, House of Reps., from the Commissioner of the Gen. Land Office relative to the recent purchase from Russia by treaty of 30 March 1867, 1868 May 12.

1 item ([16] leaves) ; 31 cm.

English

Gift of Charles Eberstadt, 1959.

Manuscript copy of a report by Joseph S. Wilson, Commissioner of the United States General Land Office, to Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, written in two unidentified hands. The report argues the importance of the Alaskan purchase, discussing advantages to United States trade, exploration, and navigation; possibilities for agriculture; and resources in timber, mining, fur, fishing, and whaling.

June 01, 2002

United States General Land Office, A Communication to the Hon. N.P. Banks, Chairman, Com. on Foreign Relations, House of Reps., from the Commissioner of the Gen. Land Office Relative to the Recent Purchase from Russia by Treaty of 30 March 1867. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

United States General Land Office, A Communication to the Hon. N.P. Banks, Chairman, Com. on Foreign Relations, House of Reps., from the Commissioner of the Gen. Land Office Relative to the Recent Purchase from Russia by Treaty of 30 March 1867. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.