Correspondence of the Office of Explorations and Surveys concerning Isaac Stevens' survey of a northern route for the Pacific railway, 1853-1861 [microform].

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Correspondence of the Office of Explorations and Surveys concerning Isaac Stevens' survey of a northern route for the Pacific railway, 1853-1861 [microform].

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Correspondence and other records relating largely to the preparation and publication of the final report of surveys (1853-1855) conducted by Isaac Ingalls Stevens for a proposed northern railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.

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