TABLE OP CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



PAPERS RELATING TO THE FIRST EXPEDITION FOR CAMELS AND DROME- 

 DARIES. 



Pago. 



Letter of Secretary of War to Major Wayne, (instructions,) May 10, 1855 l'^ 



Letter of Secretary of War to Major Wayne, May 16, 1855 li 



Letter of Secretary of War to Lieutenant Porter, United States navy, May 16, 1855. U 



Letter of Major Wayne to Secretary of War, May 18, 1855 If' 



Letter of Secretary of the Navy to Secretary of War, May 23, 1855, enclosing copy 



of instructions to Lieutenant Porter - — 1'' 



Letter of Major Wayne to Secretary of War, June 7, 18 55 1' 



Letter of Major Wayne to Secretary of War, July 4, 1855 1^ 



Letter of Major Wayne to Secretary of War, July 27, 1855, enclosing copy of cor- 

 respondence with General Daumas -- - - ^'* 



Letter of Major Wayne to Secretary of War, August 10, 1855, enclosing copy of 



correspondence with Consul General Chandler .- 2- 



Letter of Lieutenant Porter, United States navy, to Secretary of War, August 13, 



1855. 



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Letter of Major Wayne to Secretary of War, October 5, 1855, enclosing copy of 

 circular addressed to several gentlemen in the east in reference to obtaining 



information about camels .- "^^ 



Letter of Major Wayne to Secretary of War, October 11, 1855 21) 



Letter of Major Wayne to Secretary of War, October 31,1855 "O 



Letter of Lieutenant Porter, United States navy, to Secretary of War, December 



12, 1855 "^^ 



Letter of Major Wayne to Secretary of War, December 28, 1855, enclosing copy 

 of correspondence in relation to purchase and exportation of camels from 



Egypt ^^ 



Letter of Major Wayne to Secretary of War, January 3, 1856 44 



Letter of Major Wayne to Secretary of War, January 31, 1856, enclosing copy of 



letter to Consul General De Leon ^^ 



Letter of Major Wayne to Secretary of War, February 8,1856 ^fi 



etter of Major Wayne to Secretary of War, February 11, 1856 48 



