Letters sent, 1829-1870 [microform].

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Letters sent, 1829-1870 [microform].

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Letterbooks containing record copies of letters sent by the Topographical Bureau (1829-1863) and its successors, dealing with surveys and reconnaissances for public works and other projects, including river and harbor improvements, canal and railroad routes, boundaries of states, territories, and Indian reservations, coastal surveys, and the exploration of the West.

38 v.

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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