Peirce had presented some of his results from 1867 onwards to the National Academy of Sciences, of which he had been appointed a founder member four years earlier; but they could not afford to print it. Thus, in an initiative taken by Coast Survey staff, a lady without mathematical training but possessing a fine hand was found who could both read his ghastly script and write out the entire text 12 pages at a time on lithograph stones.
Peirce nagkaroon na ipinapahayag ng ilan sa kanyang mga resulta mula 1867 pasulong sa National Academy of Sciences, na kung saan siya had been hihirangin ng isang founder na miyembro ng apat na taon na mas maaga; ngunit sila ay hindi kayang i-print ito. Kaya, sa isang inisyatiba taken by Coast Survey kawani, ang isang lady na walang pagsasanay sa matematika ngunit ang pagkakaroon ng isang mabuting kamay ay natagpuan na basahin ang kanyang kapwa ay malagim script at isulat ang buong teksto ng 12 mga pahina sa isang panahon sa lithograph mga bato.