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Bound volume, mostly incoming, 1871-1872, contains progress reports and financial statements pertaining to the United States Coast Survey expedition to the Aleutian Islands, along with correspondence to and from Dall, mostly regarding the expedition. Material includes the following:

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James Craig Watson, Professor at the Ann Arbor Observatory, regarding the recommendation of an astronomer, 4/15/1871; John Daniel Runkle, President of M.I.T., on the recommendation of an astronomer, 4/22/1871; Spencer F. Baird, regarding the gathering of scientific data on the fisheries along the Pacific Coast, 6/16/1871; United States Coast Survey instructions, c. 1871; Pay of officers and mess of the Navy attached to the U.S.C.S. vessels as issued on 11/30/1866; Estimate of expenses of the hydrographic party on the coast of Alaska, c. 1871; Joseph Henry, regarding the reprinting of a circular and good wishes for Dall's success on his expedition, 7/15/1871; Notes by Dall on how to "Find the Velocities and Directions of the Under Currents," n.d.; Salary of the -- Humboldt -- crew members, 8/28/1871; Wages of the members on the expedition, 1871-1872; Printed account of the losses incurred by the Chicago Academy of Sciences building due to fire, 10/30/1871; Meteorological abstract, 1871-1872; Estimation for fiscal year ending 6/1873; Benjamin Peirce, Superintendent U.S.C.S., on the satisfactory job of his expedition, 6/19/1872.
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William Healey Dall Papers
William Healey Dall Papers / Series 3: MEMORANDA, DEPARTMENT OF MOLLUSKS, 1880-1887. INCOMING AND OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE, BOUND, 1866-1926. / Box 3
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Box 3 of 56
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Archival materials
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7073, William Healey Dall Papers
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Record Unit 7073
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