Statistics for occurrence #1 of “East Indies” in entry shufeldt-robert-wilson of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:

...nd the Wachusett of the Asiatic Squadron. In 1870-71 he spent some time surveying on both the Tehuantepec and Nicaragua routes; in 1879-80 was sent on a special commercial mission to Africa and the East Indies ; was arbitrator for the United States and British governments to settle the Liberian boundary disputes; negotiated a treaty with the kingdom of Korea for the better conservation of American interests...
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