Correspondence, 1849-1868.

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Correspondence, 1849-1868.

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Emanuel Weiss was promoting the idea of using camels in the Southwest. This correpondence shows how he proposed to secure the animals and deliver them, the approximate cost of the venture, and the opposition to the plan by the Secretary of War Jefferson Davis.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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