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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00507.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1836 |
| Title | Address on the subject of a surveying and exploring expedition to the Pacific Ocean and South Seas. Delivered in the Hall of Representatives on the evening of April 3, 1836 |
| Date | 3 April 1836 |
| Author | Reynolds, Jeremiah N. (1799-1858) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | Published by Harper and Brothers. Inscribed "With the compliments" and signed by Reynolds. Also signed by Edward Sanford, possibly the book's owner. Concerns the Wilkes expedition, the first attempt to organize the nation behind an expedition to explore outside the continental United States. |
| Subjects | Geography and Natural History Frontiers and Exploration |
| People | Reynolds, Jeremiah N. (1799-1858) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Mahlon Dickerson to the President of the Geological Society of New Haven regarding preparations for the Wilkes expedition |