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National Anthropological Archives
MS 1207-a Letter to Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1207A
- Creators:
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Swan, James G., 1818-1900
- Dates:
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October 11, 1875
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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19 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Report of a cruise in the U. S. Steamer Wolcott of the Revenue Marine Service, June-July, 1875 in the waters of Alaska and British Columbia. A chart, referred to on page 1 of the letter is not present: "I send a chart published by the English Admiralty of that portion of the Northwest Coast from Fort Simpson, British Columbia to Cross Sound, Alaska, on which I have indicated the route of the Wolcott and the various Indian villages we visited."
Scope and Contents
There is a manuscript copy and a printed copy. The latter appeared in the Port Townsend Weekly Argus, Supplement, September 4 and 11, 1827. There are a few significant differences between the two.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 1207-a, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1207-a
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Expeditions -- Wolcott, cruise of | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| American Indian -- Northwest Coast | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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