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proposals for naval supplies.
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Bureau Of Construction, Equipment and Repairs;
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish naval supplies for
until O'Clock p the 23d June These proposals
@ a ~ se snos ,s , a. Ns s @ abs- Sss
The materials and articles embraced IN the classes named are par
offer application
spye yards 20 the nearest thereto and those Of all
being o the dealers each such portions will be fur
agent o. each station viii have copy Of The schedules
yards examination only from which be judged whether IL
oaers any yard upon
Of the printed schedules in strict ooy Herewith or they will
An very quality, conomabe sample,
size Sc DO delivered good order and In suitable vessels and
as 'ne case may De- a. ae eApenss ana k ne
tor and In all respects subject to the inspection measurement count
weight %e % n ysla %nore and " 'e 'nue
Bidders are referred the yards samples particular
scpon the articles and all other things being equal preference
viii be given 10 articles of American manufacture
Every offer required tho August 1sl6 be
accompanied by written guarantee the form Of which herewith
Those only whose offers will be noaed and the
contract viii be forwarded thereafter as practicable which
nsy O % oa eara 70 eAeeu,e wn m % " amer us '
aee in the full amount win be required Sign the contract and
States district collector As additional
centm will be withheld from the amount Of tho bills
until the shall completed and eighty
each bill approved rpate by the conmanant Of the
i've yards will be paid by the within thirty days after It's
Is stipulated that by parties
part delivering all the articles mentioned in
bid FOR in this contract Of the quality and at the time and
above provided then and In that the contractor and his
will forfeit the United States OF
exceeding the Of such class which be recovered
from time to time according TO the act OF Congress In that case
yided approved March 3, lsl3
l. q T. O. To be delivered fourth before
fourth by the 10th July fourth the
and the remainder by the lst December 1858 Classes
the whole by the 18th May 1855 The remaining
fourth before the lt September
fourth before the lst December next
before the Both
required with notice of twelve comprising
delivery proportion OF each article Class 10 and all fol
lowing additional quantities of Of the articles named therein
they be furnished like and conditions
te expiration Of the fiscal receiving notice Of m
om the bureau the comnandan Of tho yard
agent
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Proposals for Fuel.

QuABrEMA AsERis OFFICE MAXINE CoRps
Washington, May 16, 1857.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this of.
- Monday 18th supplying qnaI
wood and coal required from LIST July 1857 TO 3o
june for the stationed Washington city, d. C.
The be bos sapng and tho coal best anthracite
The delivered piled and measured and the coal weighed
commanding the
may direct expense the United States the coal weigh
Further information bo had appoa
ton this office.
Proposals addressed Major G. r. Lindsay c. and
proposals fuel for Washington, ID. CO.
Incgencer and States will publish the above twice
week till 18th June 1887 and send BILL with copy advertisement
This Office for payment.
l5Junet
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Notice

0fhe raaoudl Of he land Office from FSys 10 BoOnre,
he Sste Of Missouri.
IN accordance with the provisions of the act ol
Congress entitled An authorizing changes in tho location
land Offices approved March 1853 Is hereby declared aud mado
that tho Office for the public In inc
State OF Missouri viii be removed 10 the Of Boosk In SAID
State at Early period as practicable.
Further precise Of will be issued oy
the register and receiver the Fayce land Office
Given under hand the city Washington this 18th day
May, A. II. 1857.
BY order of the President
TH0S A. HENDRICKS,
Commissioner OF the General land oihee
May 1e--1aw6w [IntelSStarl
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Notice

OF the Eaabishaa f hys additional Land 0os in the Territory
Of NobrdSla
In pursuance Of the act of Congress approved
March Sd 1857 entitled can establish three additional
Land districts In the Territory Of Nebraska TO be called respectively
the 'NEaAa DlsrRcp the RIVER rsrncT
the "DAKorA msnncTn hereby
known that the Offices for said districts have been established fol
lows, viz;
For the sNEaAuA LAND DsrRcr' al Brownsville.
For the "SouTH Drsrucr' Nebraska City.
For tho DAKOTA Dmr at Dakota City In said Territory
von undcr hand the city Washington this
d April 1857.
BY order Of the President:
JOS s. WILSON,
Acting Commissioner or the Once
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French Novels.
Frencn Novels
HNEvERINo. Par George Sand 20 cents.

FTNEVERIN0. Par George Sand 20 cents
IL Jeanne. Par George Sand 40 cents.
Isdora Par George Sand 25 cents.
Manprat Par George Sand. cents
Gabriel. Par George Sand. 90 cents.
Jacques Par George Sand. 40 cents
Horace. Par George Sand. As cents
Modiste Mhgnon. Par Balzac- % cents
Lss Chowans. Par Balxac. 30 cents
In Famille Alan, Par Aphonse Karr rs
T. Uscoquc. Par George Sand. 25 tents
Dcux Histories. Par Eugene Sue 81 cents
ALMA Paul Par Nval 80 cents.
Theatre Compet Par Bazac. SO cents
Ia Creole Par Feval. cents
Don Martin dc Freytas Par Dumas rs cents
Jacques ct Jacques IL Par Dumas 20 cents
And many others at the same low range Of prices
May 20 FEANCK TAYLOR
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/ be doubled-The undersigned
obtained letters patent from the United
machinery for converting
process from the
preparation spinning machinery until ready ship
weaving.
saving process win be least pcr
made from tho nrokcn and unurcd by the
machinery used
entange will be about any and heavier and
win command the markets o the world dancng all competition
advanced prices
prepared 10 dispose Of privileges s
ratent planters informed terms complete
how obtain the best machinery, and all
other necessary particulars application addressed 20
Dec 6-2aw1yn GEORGE O. HENRY, Mobile
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Washington Aqueduct.

orncE n WASHINGTON Aorrpuc
Washington, March 5, 1857.
DROP0SAIS are invited for materials and work
Proposals received up 7h May viii be opened of that
day
Maps prohes and specifications Of the materials and work to be
let will be ready for examination this oce and after the goth
Ts work be let win embrace masonry the bridges,
graduation excavation and embankmcn reservoirs pipes
nected with the ro MAN. gate houses bricks sand
rubble, and cut stone, &c
For the particular and materials reference made the
States may doay commencing work
thereon but for such unavoidable delays allowance will be made
Portions only of tho works completed under the
@ % ou a nv = r T wok w ~ ,h
right prescribe the amount work TO bc done and rate progress
priaon holding suscny decide when wha, works
shall DO stopped pod until funds become available
funds tho reserved ten cent will be paid IL in the Judgment of
Payments specie checks upon the United States
and will be condition the workmen shall
be paid their fun wages monthly, and in specie
All bids should be sealed and endorsed Proposals for work
tcrias On the Washington Aqucductn
should they not be deemed and make such
men be considered most conducive to the of the
Every accompanied by guarantee signed by
bidder bidders wi accepted,
enter into an obligation within ten days. with good and
bo accompanied by tho certificate Of the United States district
general government Engineer
War that the able make good their
guarantee
Bids will be opened presence bidders them choose
be present. NJ G. MEIGS,
Capt Of Engineers in charge
FORM OF GUARANTEE
To Capt N. C. Meigs, u s. Engineers.
We tho undersigned, residents OF the State Of
hereby jointly sevcay with and
they WILL within after tho Of the said bid
the with good ucent
furnish the articles conformity the the
advertisement under which made And In case the said -
good the difference between the offer by the said and the next
lowest bidder
(Signed) A. b.
G. d.
hereby certify knowledge belief the
above named guarantors good and sufficient.
Gigned) T. r.
March 6-eodt7thMay&lawn
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sale of Indian Trust Lands in Kansas Terri
tory.
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PRESIDENT on UNITED STATES.
TN pursuance of law, /, FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pres
ent Of the United declare and make known
thar public viii be held Point Douipn the
next disposal lands held by
II the undermsnioneS ,o~nr 9 land N a oy and eeded
by said Indians in trust aforesaid, 70 Wit
SouA u ae taa line and q tie si1A prineanl Hedaa.
Townships No ncn, sixteen, eighteen
Townships No too, ranges seventeen eighteen nineteen
treaty amounting eight aces
Also raon Iyns county in said Territory commencing
Tuesday the twenty day May next for disposal
eoufdeated bands Of KAkask Peoria Pankeshaw
Territory and cedd by said confederaied bands aforesaid 90 Wit
South n tie b~ line and v tie sah principal meridian
Townships aneen, sixteen, and seventeen Of twenty
Townships neen sixteen seventeen Of range twenty
Townships aieen sixteen seventeen and eighteen Of
Townships aeen sixteen seventeen eighteen range
yfour.
Townships fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen
individual
bands should be entitled hundred Of land and
ona reservations and by The M article socton Of SIX hundred
Mission Association and said lands amounting
about forty eight thousand having been selected in the following
townships above named, 10 wit:
Townships seventeen range twenty two
Townships neen sixteen seventeen and eighteen range twenty
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twenty four.
Townships sixteen and seventeen twenty hye hereby set
apart and reserved from sale.
Also, at eeomplon said Territory commencing Tuesday the
third day OF June the disposal such tho lands
held United
Of Indians situated within townships
ping the portion lands
| dians, in trust aforesaid, to wit:
South @ the hr linz and eas q the h principal meridian
Townships Ave six eight nine eleven range
/ teen.
Townships eight, nine,
Townships six, eight and eleven Of
| teen.
Townships six, eight and ten OF eighteen
The Of said sales will be cash will
below the valuation placed the several by the
appointed for the
being made duplicate will
therefor Of which will be delivered TO the purchaser
will subsequently be issued purchased
accordance with the laws IN force regulating the thereof
The offering OF the above will
sectye appointed and will proceed in the which
advertised with all despatch until the whole shall
| have been offered and the sales thus closed.
All purchases paid the
following day at the risk OF the delning purchaser
Given hand the Washington
day Of February eighteen hundred and alty seven.
| FRANKLIN PIERCE
| BY the President:
GEo w MAsypgSsy,
| Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
newspaper publish foregoing
sement without special instructions that effect from the Con
sioner Of Indian Affairs.
! Feb 2s-lawtlJune.
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mo. $751;
Notice

Of the Esalhma Of three additional Land Offices IN the Territory
Kansas.
TN pursuance Of the act Of Congress- approved
March 1857 entitled IAN to establish three additional land
districts the Territory Of Kansas called respectively the "De
district the land the wesen land
district hereby declared and made the Offices for said
have been established follows
For the HDlIawARE DISTRICT at DoSIIAN
For the "0sAGE DISTRICT at FoRT Soorr
the awssRsts DisTucr' said Territory
Given under hand the city Washington this eleventh day
OF April, A. D. 1857.
order of tho President: JOS WILSON,
Acting Commissioner Of the General Land 0fce
Ap I1-1aw6wt
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UNITED STATES NAVAL CouRr or IsorrRY,
Washington, February 26, 1857

Washington, February %, 1857.
fIiE Judge advocate gives notice for the informa-
Il ton Of parties coming before
the act OF January s 1857 that they respectively by
the department when their shall
court and that B desirable that presenting
should come prepared with list of such
sire 10 have summoned specifying
Of "htncss for the naval service"
mony 70 be applied respectively
which may be required; and In respect Witnesses
Feb 2st-d
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Notice

OF Establishment @ additional Land Diyd in the State Of Ws
TN pursuance of the act of Congress approved
March 1857, entitled An act establish additional land
district the State Of Wisconsin, TO be called the "CmrPKwA
which district embraces that portion Of the old Ia Crosse and
situated noth Of The line ddng four
aud uy fire north; south deciding totnsh and
the line dirdfng and co aud Of the
dridno ramps eere and irc a II hereby declared and
said district has established
he O "Ear CIARE,p in said State
under hand the city Of Washington this eleventh dn
az April, A. d. 1857.
by order OF the President:
JOS s. WILSON,
Acting Commissioner OF tho General Land Once
Ap 1I--1aw6wt
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Proposals for wood and Coal.

ofrIE HousE REPRESENTATIVE o s,
May Is, 1857.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ Office until IL O'Clock Wednesday, the 10th day Of june
furnishing and delivering the wants of the Capitol for inc
the House of Representatives. before 18th day OF DC
hundred (f pounds of best
hracte white ash coal in humps less than three more n
six inches in diameter and entirely free from slate other foreign
substances
Also hundred cords of quality seasoned hickory wood
TO be measured IN the Capitol yard twenty Eve cords to be sawed IN
three pieces and the balance 10 be sawed pieces and properly
packed the vaults the o the contractors the Who
to be subject TO the inspection approval person be appointed
by the Clerk Of the House Of Representatives.
Security for the faithful performance Of the contract for furnishing
the above articles the satisfaction the Clerk Of the House Of Rep
rescnuivrs will he required. -
Proposals be SEPARATE should be endorsed "Frona
Wood and proposals for and directed o the Clerk on o
House of Representatives Y, s, Washington, D. CO
WILLIAM CuILOM
May 2o--law&Jsne10 Clerk Representatives u y
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Change in the Days of Sale of the above de-
scribed Indian Trust Lands in Kansas

DEPARTMENT INTERIOR
Office OF Indian Affairs, April IL, 1887.
NOTICE is hereby given that the days designated
IN foregoing proclamation the
lands changed postponed the
following periods:
Point Wednesday Sd of June
lands Of the Weas, &C. Pao Wednesday cath of
juno next.
lands Osawkee Wednesday 18th
BY order of the Secretary of tho Interior:
CHARLES f. NIX
Commissioner ad interim.
i n I.
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Change OF the Place OF Sale of the Delaware
Trust Lands in Kansas.

NOTICE is hereby given that the place of sale of
in the Delaware lands Territory
Lcompton the 23d day Of June has been
changed win Territory
day and date
BY of the Secretary of the Interior
CHARLES f. MIX
Commissioner ad iaierim
DEPARTMENT INTERIOR,
Office Of Indian Affairs, April 8, 1857.
Apr
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Stationery.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, May %, 1857.

NAVY DEPARTMENT, May 20, 1857.
CEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
- ceive Secretary Of the Navy until o'clock
D. M Monday for furnishing all the station
by the Navy Department and the several
commencing the lst Of July 1887 and ending
the 30th OF june 1858.
All the quality delivered with
when ordered and the satisfaction the head of the Office
for which they required
required each bidder for stationery must furnish with his
proposal sample of each article bid for.
uniformity the proposals. blank forms will be furnished
bid and bid will be considered which does not
fully the advertisement and in which each and
tce which named for
article
Bonds In amount with approved
faithful Of the contract will be required
person persons contracting The authorized of
will given satisfactory testimonials to full
tho bid otherwise will not be
sidered.
The department reserves right ordering greater
quantity every article contracted for the public
service require.
should required enumerated in the contract
furnished tho lowest market price, according to its
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proposals for Live Oak.
NAVY nxrAHrxKsr,

Bureau Of Construction kc., May 2, 1857.
CEALED PROPOSALS for delivering so 900 cubic
own Mssuarhases Brookyn New York pisselph and at
Gepo Virginia, viii be received at this bureau until the 18th
These proposals be endorsed Proposals. for Lis they
for one or ali the yards but must the whole quantity at any
yard and required by law must DO accompanied by suitable
surees the full estimated amount will be required the
contract and as additional and collateral security 10 per cent VIII
pleied
dcu and crooked pieces otherwise there viii be with
held further amount addition the Is may be
judged expdent the public interest until such dcu
tons be- be delivered The remaining 70 per cent or other proportion q
will be paid by such the contractor within
thirty days after rs presentation TO him;
parties Of the nst part in delivering all or any Of tho timber named
@ & contractor and his na p pl1 an% hsn % a
States Of not exceeding twice the total therein
thereof which may be from time to time according TO the
act Of Congress in that provided approved March isis
lowing poporonsay 5000 cubic feet Of keeon pieces
aprons siding 20 inches siding Ia and Is
These be number the proportions which
shape length character heretofore received With
Of corresponding siding the mouds Of which bc
$4,000 siding Inches in about equal
these pieces being length from Is II having
fair curve rye Of from - 2 80 inches or more in that length and two
crook ALSO 5000 cubic feet siding 10 and 10 inches longh from
All 10 straight fair l5nch timber and under
showing face Of less than three our,hs the siding be from
within so miles the which satisfactory evidence
viii required the yard; delivered
the respective the subject
the usual inspection the eo approval Of the bureau and
1855 the
remainder before the lst Of July, 1859.
Firm Of Offer
I--, the State ---, hereby agree o furnish
deliver at the United States yard at fifty thousand
cubic feet veoak timber conformity with the advertisement
the Construction the date OF May O. 1857,
5000 cubic feet suitable for principle pieces sided Is and inches
at foot
$4,000 timber inches length
| to IL feet, nj foot.
5000 cubic feet mbcr sided IL inches length 13 TO IL
feet at per foot.
cubic timber, siding l3 inches length 20
feet at - per foot
|
Should offer be accepted be addressed
and the contract forwarded tho navy to
| at --. for signature and certificate.
(Date) ABB
| Form Of Guarantee.
| The undersigned, --, OF --, In the State OF
hereby guaranty that foregoing bid be accepted
w within days altar the receipt the the Office
with good and sufficient shall fail To
into aforesaid make good the differ
between the offer Of the said and that which be
accepted. CD
! (Iate) EFF
/ Witness: H.
thereby certify that tho above named and known
of and able make good their guarantee
| (Date)
10 signed Judge dis
rict attorney collector, agent and no other)
| May 2-la5wt
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PRIrISH P0ErS,-Marvell and Chatterton. The
ID Poetcal Works of Andrew Marycn with memoir inc su
thor. Portrait. 1dmo rs -,
The Pocca Works OF Thomas aterton with Notice Of ms e
History of the Rowy Controversy Critical and Explanatory
and Glossary. Portrait. vols, 1orno. 81 SO
Just published by
LITTLE, BROWN, 4 co,
May 27-2cod liz washingOn street, Boston
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The Of these ships will be accountable for gold
bullion specie jcwery precious metals unoss bills
ding signed therefor and the value thereof therein
l-du
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MATTHEW HALE SMITH, Counsellor -at-law in
wi tho United Of the
York. No 1l9 Nassau street. New York, ~ Y
Ap l6-u
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A DVENTURES AND EXPLORATIONS in Hon
IA duras by William v Wells volume with maps Illus
squss Notes Central America syo with maps and
illustrations.
Calcns Isthmus Ship volume London with
maps.
wIlisms's bthmus Tcluanepcc volume svo and map.
Gisbornes aren Journal volume, London with four
Bards Adventures the Mosquito Shore volume, with sixty
Cravings
Typographical map the o Panama and Darien
Dynevor Terrace by tho Rodcyns' vol
Rev, Mr. Bellows Address Theatres,
Bacon's Essays, with Bishop whsiely's Notes. syo
Travels in Europe by Rev John y Edwards
The Bible and the People by Miss Beccher
May 20 FRANCK TAYLOR
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TIME NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL UNITED
States mail steamersThe ships CONFUSING this line the

TTNfE NEW 1URk AND IlIN EITUUL UNIIEU
ships comprising this line
following;
The Atlantic Capt Oliver T9dridge
The Baltic CApt. Jos. Comstock
The Adriatc Capt James
These ships having been built by expressly for
has taken
their engines strength speed their
passengers unequalled for elegance and
passage Liverpool $50
in second cabin SIS From uverpoel New York. so
guineas
An experienced surgeon attached TO each ship.
No bcrths be until paid
The ships Of this limo
avoid danger from ice win the Banks north OF ~ deg
after the lst Of August
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mo. 58ll
Notice or the Removal Of the Land ONCE from
Red Wing to Henderson, in Minnesota Ter
ritOry.
TN accordance with the provisions of the act of
Congress entitled authorizing changes in the location
occsn approved March 1883 hereby declared
that the oce or the sale Of public lands at REp
will be removed to the town Of Hsy
said Territory and ar TIE ra day of June
Given under hand the Washington this 3oh day Of
April A. u. 1857
BY order Of the President
THOS A. HENDRICKS
OF the General land Once.
May 1-1aw6w lint starl
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PROPOSED nATEs oy sI,llIyU.

EDWARD X. COLLINS,
No So Wall street, y. Y.
BROWN, sHIPLEY, 4 co,
Liverpool.
STEPHEN KENNARD & CO.,
~ Austin Friars, London.
B. G. WAINWRIGHT a. Co,
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Stamped Envelopes.

Posi- OfrcE DEPARTMENT
May 80, 1857.
GEALED PROPOSALS will be received until g. p.
~ the 9th Of July furnishing stamped
veope this department require for period years
No l. or note size, ~ by 4A inches, Of white paper
No q lctter size 3% by 5 inches Of white
such proportions OF white a may be
No. g. official size, 35S by So inches, white
proportions OF other as may be required.
Proposals also invited for furnishing board
packing OF each
for packing parcels Of 10 TO q, 900
The paper approved
quality manufactured specially the
the Postmaster General direct They
packed without charge packing furnished
for in such quantities be required fill the orders Of
agent department furnish the address for each parcel
which TO be pasted the the
The dos for postage stamps
be executed the best STYLE and they
and kept in order at the Of the contractor
Bidders are requested 70 furnish samples Of with their bids
they propose furnish.
Bond and security will be required performance
the contract and under will made
quality OF samples
himself the right annul whenever
the same part Of IT, is offered sale
purpose speculation and he will
tho contract who shall opinion
qualified than the original right
served to annul the contract for failure perform faithfully
Its stpulations.
The number envelopes postas,er the quarter
ing March 81, 1857 is stated below
4o7 $50 No I, stamped cents.
eI5oo 2, 10
Proposals for Stamped Envelopes
and addressed Third Assistant Postmaster General once
partment" AARON " BROWN
May ao-dtJuly6t Postmaster General
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TIME KINGDOM AND PEOPLE OF SIAM by
Il Sir John Bowrng with narrative Of his n
London, 1857. IS
Speeches Of Eminent British Statesmen
Russian l vol. London 1857. 81 25.
Lord Brougham's Speeches. with historical
London, 1857. 81
Barkes Speeches on Warren Hasngs with selection Of his
tolary correspondence. vols. London, 1857.
Tales Of the CENT Persian Charles
rel. New edition illustrated. l London 1857 81 25
British Navy List for 1857. 81 cents
Amanach do Gotha for 1857. 81 So
Hughes's Patent Nations l vol London Al 81
Plnys Letters; translated into English by vols
don. - IS.
May 80 FRANCK TAYLOR