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Book/Printed Material Burning of the Caroline. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence in relation to the burning of the steamboat Caroline. December 31, 1840. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 5,000 extra copies ordered to be printed

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Title

  • Burning of the Caroline. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence in relation to the burning of the steamboat Caroline. December 31, 1840. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 5,000 extra copies ordered to be printed

Names

  • United States. Congress. House
  • Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
  • United States. President (1837-1841 : Van Buren)
  • United States. Department of State

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.] : [publisher not identified], 1840.

Headings

  • -  Caroline (Steamer)
  • -  Arrest
  • -  Imprisonment
  • -  Insurgency
  • -  International relations
  • -  Jurisdiction
  • -  Territories and possessions
  • -  Great Britain--Territories and possessions
  • -  Canada--History--Rebellion, 1837-1838--Campaigns
  • -  Canada--History--Rebellion, 1837-1838

Genre

  • Legislative materials

Notes

  • -  Annexed message from the President, dated January 4, 1841, concerning the burning of the steamboat Caroline follows p. 5.
  • -  SERIALSETDELIVERY1

Medium

  • 1 online resource (8 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 26-2:H.DOC.33
  • Y 1.1/2:383

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022689525

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, Martin Van Buren, United States President, and United States Department Of State. Burning of the Caroline. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence in relation to the burning of the steamboat Caroline. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 5,000 extra copies ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: publisher not identified, 1840] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022689525/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Van Buren, M., United States President & United States Department Of State. (1840) Burning of the Caroline. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence in relation to the burning of the steamboat Caroline. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 5,000 extra copies ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: publisher not identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022689525/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Burning of the Caroline. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence in relation to the burning of the steamboat Caroline. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 5,000 extra copies ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: publisher not identified, 1840] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022689525/>.