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Book/Printed Material The military execution of American citizens by order of the President : an appeal to the people of the United States

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Title

  • The military execution of American citizens by order of the President : an appeal to the people of the United States

Summary

  • A call for a public accounting and an appeal of the city and national governments' actions in putting down the "riot" during the election of 1857 in Washington, D.C. District citizens maintained that innocent blood was spilled, including that of several Blacks, in a wholly unjustifiable employment of force.

Names

  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : [s.n.], 1857.

Headings

  • -  Riots--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Politics and government--To 1878

Genre

  • Essays--Washington (D.C.)--1857

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  Card lists F198.M64 Copy 1 as being in RBC and Copy 2 as being in Toner Collection. LAC nsk 2020-11-23
  • -  LAC nsk 2020-11-23 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • 44 p. ; 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F198 .M64
  • E449 .D16 vol. 13, no. 9 Another copy.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 06018866

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. The military execution of American citizens by order of the President: an appeal to the people of the United States. [Washington, D.C.: s.n, 1857] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/06018866/.

APA citation style:

Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1857) The military execution of American citizens by order of the President: an appeal to the people of the United States. [Washington, D.C.: s.n] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/06018866/.

MLA citation style:

Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. The military execution of American citizens by order of the President: an appeal to the people of the United States. [Washington, D.C.: s.n, 1857] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/06018866/>.