Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman to J. Peter Lesley
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Lyman reports on the outcome of a meeting regarding Mr. Lesley's work for General Stewart. He argues the superiority of decimal measurement systems for survey work, mentions a possible job for T. A. Scott, and describes the methods of a new acquaintance in geology: Félix Foucou.
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