p.147

1854
June 5

Wis.
Mss.
DB

Lapham, I[ncrease] A[llen]. Milwaukee. Circular letter. Authorized by Secretary of Smithsonian Institution to obtain information concerning meteor seen in Wisconsin, May 5; asks for direction, elevation, number of explosions and whether anything solid fell. Lithographic copy of autograph letter, 1 p. Enclosure: Record of number of copies sent to postmasters in northwestern Wisconsin, Minnesota, and northern Iowa.