A communication to the Hon. N.P. Banks, Chairman, Com. on Foreign Relations, House of Reps., from the Commissioner of the Gen. Land Office relative to the recent purchase from Russia by treaty of 30 March 1867, 1868 May 12.

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A communication to the Hon. N.P. Banks, Chairman, Com. on Foreign Relations, House of Reps., from the Commissioner of the Gen. Land Office relative to the recent purchase from Russia by treaty of 30 March 1867, 1868 May 12.

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Manuscript copy of a report by Joseph S. Wilson, Commissioner of the United States General Land Office, to Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, written in two unidentified hands. The report argues the importance of the Alaskan purchase, discussing advantages to United States trade, exploration, and navigation; possibilities for agriculture; and resources in timber, mining, fur, fishing, and whaling.

1 item ([16] leaves) ; 31 cm.

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