Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of February 2, 1857, information respecting the purchase of ... for the purposes of military transportation.
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781425520588
Subjects: History / United States / General
First sentence: SIR: Assigned to special duty in connexion with the appropriation for "importing camels for army transportation and for other military purposes," you will proceed without delay to the Levant, and there make such investigations as, with the knowledge you already possess of the animal, and of the views and intentions of the government in relation to its introduction, will enable you to execute the law of Congress.