Report upon the Customs District, Public Service, and Resources of Alaska Territory.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1879. Hardcover. The report of treasury agent William Gouverneur Morris on the current condition and resources of Alaska. 45th Congress, 3d Session, Ex. Doc. No. 59.
"Sir: for the past two years and more I have made Alaskan matters my especial study, and have devoted much time and patient attention to gathering all available information relating to that unexplored region. Since the acquisition of the Territory in 1868, no adequate steps have been taken by the government to properly acquire any definite knowledge of its geography, topography, ethnology, or natural resources...." (2-3).
Sturdy three-quarter binding with marbled boards, endpapers and edges. Two prior owners' stamps on a front flyleaf. Frontispiece ("Missionary School", here bound after the title page), 11 numbered illustrations. Folding ma showing the proposed boundary between Alaska and British Columbia present but damaged, with closed tear (see photo). Pages clean and unmarked. [viii], 163, [v]pp. 9 x 6" Very Good. Item #2024-Q317
Price: $125.00