| Title: | [Letter] 1845 January 16, Philadelphia [to] Mr. [Crainch?] Bond, Cambridge, Massachusetts / Charles Wilkes. |
| Personal Author: | Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877. |
| Date: | 1845 January 16. |
| Extent: | [2] leaves. |
| Dimensions: | 25 x 40 cm. folded to 25 x 20 cm. |
| General Note: | The letter bears a seal and is postmarked. |
| Abstract: | Wilkes thanks the recipient for his letter and apologizes for not answering sooner; the letter was routed to his home, which he has almost abandoned, finding it impossible to work on proofreading his book at a distance. Wilkes states that the public anticipate this book with impatience and his friends have shown solicitude and anxiety as he organizes the product of four years of his labor from the Expedition. Wilkes goes on to discuss observatories in Boston and Washington. Wilkes may be referencing his Narrative of the United States exploring expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 (1845) detailing the surveying and exploration activities of the Expedition he captained in South America and the Pacific. |
| Personal Subject: | Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877--Correspondence. |
| Subject: | United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
Observatories. |
| Geographical Subject: | South America--Description and travel
Hawaii--Description and travel
Oregon--Description and travel. |
| Recipient: | Bond, [Crainch?]. |
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