02/17/1853
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"Lieutenant Herndon's report of the exploration of the valley of the Amazon and its tributaries"
"I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary of the Navy"
"Made by him in connection with Lieutenant Lardner Gibbon, under instructions from the Navy Department"
"I respectfully invite the attention of the two Houses to the suggestion in the latter part of the report"