Letters received by the Topographical Bureau of the War Department, 1824-1865
Series: National Archives microfilm publications -- microcopy no. 506; NARA -- M506
Publisher: National Archives and Records Service
Published: 1963
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 86
Subjects: Sources; History; Topographical drawing; Topographical surveying; United States. Topographical Bureau; United States
Notes: "The letters and enclosures here reproduced ... relate to a wide range of subjects: fortifications; river and harbor improvements; canal and railroad routes; international, State, Territorial, and Indian reservation boundaries; surveys of the coast and the Great Lakes; the construction of lighthouses; engineering operations in the District of Columbia; explorations in the West; and the assignment of the Bureau's personnel."--introduction.

Record Group 77.

Listed in "Microfilm resources for research," 2000 as: M506.