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Book/Printed Material Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 11th ultimo, calling for information relative to the fortification necessary for the proper defence of New York and Brooklyn. March 3, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 34-36

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Title

  • Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 11th ultimo, calling for information relative to the fortification necessary for the proper defence of New York and Brooklyn. March 3, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 34-36

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author
  • United States. War Department

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856.

Headings

  • -  United States.--War Department
  • -  Coast defenses
  • -  Fortification
  • -  Military bases
  • -  Brooklyn, New York
  • -  East River (N.Y.)
  • -  Long Island Sound
  • -  New York Harbor
  • -  New York, New York
  • -  Sandy Hook (N.J.)
  • -  Throg's Point

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (9 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 34-1:S.EX.DOC.36
  • Y 1.1/2:819

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022691120

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. Senate, and United States War Department. Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 11th ultimo, calling for information relative to the fortification necessary for the proper defence of New York and Brooklyn. March 3, . -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022691120/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A. & United States War Department. (1856) Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 11th ultimo, calling for information relative to the fortification necessary for the proper defence of New York and Brooklyn. March 3, . -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022691120/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 11th ultimo, calling for information relative to the fortification necessary for the proper defence of New York and Brooklyn. March 3, . -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022691120/>.