Henry L. Abbot miscellany 1856-1899

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Henry L. Abbot miscellany 1856-1899

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American army engineer. Co-author of "Report upon the Physics and Hydraulics of the Mississippi River"(1861). . Pay vouchers from U.S. Army, and letters received concerning the construction of a canal in Panama.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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