[Postal telegraph pamphlets]. 1868-1873.

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[Postal telegraph pamphlets]. 1868-1873.

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A collection U.S. government documents, corporate statements, letters, and speeches on the establishment of a postal telegraph system in the United States.

1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 23 cm.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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The bark Golden Gate and clipper ship Nightingale were both involved in the Western Union Telegraph Expedition to British Columbia, Alaska and Russia to survey areas where the Western Union Telegraph Company planned to construct a telegraph line linking America and Europe. The line was never completed. Charles S. Bulkley was Engineer-in-Chief and Charles M. Scammon was Chief of Marine. The bark Golden Gate was the flagship of the expedition from June 1865 to March 1866, after which the clipper s...