Alaska Miscellany, [1878-188-?].

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Alaska Miscellany, [1878-188-?].

1. McCrary, George Washington, 1835-1890. Letter as Secretary of War to H.H. Bancroft. Washington, D.C. December 3, 1878. 1 p. L.S. 27 cm. Concerning papers formerly belonging to the Russian American Fur Company. 2. Thompson, Richard Wigginton, 1809-1900. Letter as Secretary of the Navy to H.H. Bancroft. Washington, D.C. February 13, 1879. 1. l. L.S. 25 cm. Concerning Report on the Aleutian Islands by the U.S. North Pacific Surveying Expedition. 3. [The Fishing Grounds on the Alaska Coast. 188-?] 1 l. 26 cm. Concerning need of fisheries exploration by the U.S. Government; on stationery of Thos. McCollam & Co., Wholesale Dealers in Cured fish, San Francisco.

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