Geography: Alaska

This pamphlet, published by S. Blum & Co. in Cordova, Alaska around 1900, provides an "Outfitting List" for miners, whether working placer or quartz claims. The list details equipment and supplies necessary for mining operations in Alaska. S. Blum & Co. was the successor to A. Levy & Co., and operated as bankers and general merchants.

One-page letter written by Elbridge Gerry Kimball on October 17, 1848, to Baring Brothers & Co. in London. Kimball details the payment he received from the Russian-American Company for the sale of his ship, the Bark Angola, in Sitka, Alaska. The letter highlights the sale of the ship and the financial transaction involving 20,000 Spanish Dollars.