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Contract with Peru, Discharge and Letter of Thanks 1 folder(s) Box 1, Folder 1

The contract was between Noland, Civil Engineer, and J.R. Tucker, President of the Amazon Hydrographic Commission of Peru (April 10, 1872). Also present is a letter of thanks for services rendered to the steam launch "Mayro" during the voyage to Iquitos, Peru (August 11, 1873), and a final letter of thanks from the Peruvian government for the successful completion of the mission (December 4, 1874).

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Correspondence and Negotiations concerning the Probable Gold Fields located in Peru by Thomas Nelson Berkeley Noland and others 1 folder(s) Box 1, Folder 2

A packet of typed letters translated and bound together with the notation "C" on the back include the following correspondents and topics: Manuel Santillan wrote Alexander W. Thornely about the opportunities for mining the riches of the area of the Marañon River region of Peru, including gold dust, rubber trees, and chocolate (February 6, 1899).

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Correspondence and Negotiations concerning the Probable Gold Fields located in Peru by Thomas Nelson Berkeley Noland and others 1 folder(s) Box 1, Folder 3

Contains a print copy in Spanish and hand-written English translation of the transfer of an agreement of The Inca Gold Development Corporation of Peru, Limited, with the government of Peru for the right to dredge the Inambari River, Province of Carabaya, April 29, 1904.

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Map of a Section of South America - Peru, a "Vertical Cross Section of the Continent about the 2nd Degree South Latitude" 1 folder(s) Oversize_Flat_File_folder 1

Consists of the framed original map and 4 copies of the map which was hand drawn by Thomas Nelson Berkeley Noland. The map has a list of both rivers and places in the area covered. Three copies are on blueprint paper.

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Reports of Thomas Nelson Berkeley Noland on the existence of Gold Fields in the Peruvian Amazon area 1 folder(s) Box 1, Folder 7

Reports include A "Some Facts About the Peruvian Amazon,B "Recapitulated and Condensed," and "Something about Gold Fields, know to exist, but not now definitely located, in Rich Peru." Noland wrote these to interest investors and raise money to find and mine gold in the Peruvian Amazon region.

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Thomas Nelson Berkeley Noland papers .75 Cubic Feet 1 legal document box, 1 small artifact box, and one flat file folder (2 x 3 feet)

Noland, Thomas Nelson Berkeley , 1846-1913

This collection documents Thomas Nelson Berkeley Noland's time in Peru, and contains his journal, a typed transcript of the journal by Mary Noland Young, photographs (chiefly albumen prints) of items, places, and peoples in the Amazon, correspondence (including drafts and translations), and legal documents.

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Thomas Nelson Berkeley Noland's Peruvian Amazon Exploration Journal 1 folder(s) Box 1, Folder 4

The journal kept by Thomas Nelson Berkeley Noland describes his travels and adventures as a member of the Hydraulic Commission of Peru in the upper Amazon region while making accurate navigational charts for the tributaries of the Amazon. The Commission began their mission by leaving Iquitos, Peru, with two boats, the launch "Mairo" and the steamer, the "Tambo, with Noland being aboard the "Mairo" as the civil engineer.

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