Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, Part 2 (of 2)

by William Lewis Herndon; Lardner Gibbon

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

WM. LEWIS HERNDON,
Lieutenant U. S. Navy.

Hon. James C. Dobbin,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.

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Washington, D. C., January 25, 1854.

Sir: By instructions, a report, accompanied by maps and sketches of scenery in South Peru, Bolivia, and Madeira river, in Brazil, made by me to the Navy Department, is herewith submitted.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

LARDNER GIBBON,
Lieutenant U. S. Navy.

Lieut. William L. Herndon, U. S. N.,
Commanding Amazon Exploring Expedition, Washington.