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Book/Printed Material Letter from the Secretary of War to the Chairman of the Committee on Internal Improvements, with the result of the examination of Back Creek, &c. In Senate, April 26, 1830. Laid on the table by Mr. Barnard, and ordered to be printed. December 21, 1830. Printed by order of the House of Representatives Cited as: H. Doc. 21-13

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Title

  • Letter from the Secretary of War to the Chairman of the Committee on Internal Improvements, with the result of the examination of Back Creek, &c. In Senate, April 26, 1830. Laid on the table by Mr. Barnard, and ordered to be printed. December 21, 1830. Printed by order of the House of Representatives

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Doc. 21-13

Names

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

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1830.

Headings

  • -  Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company
  • -  Canals
  • -  Dredging
  • -  Inland water transportation
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Cost
  • -  Financial statements
  • -  Back Creek (Cecil County, Md.)
  • -  Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (Delaware/Maryland)
  • -  Chesapeake Bay
  • -  Pennsylvania

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (5 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 21-2:H.DOC.13
  • Y 1.1/2:206

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022696886

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. House, United States War Department, and United States War Department. Engineer Department. Letter from the Secretary of War to the Chairman of the Committee on Internal Improvements, with the result of the examination of Back Creek, &c. In Senate, . Laid on the table by Mr. Barnard, and ordered to be printed. December 21, 1830. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1830] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022696886/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A., United States War Department & United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1830) Letter from the Secretary of War to the Chairman of the Committee on Internal Improvements, with the result of the examination of Back Creek, &c. In Senate, . Laid on the table by Mr. Barnard, and ordered to be printed. December 21, 1830. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022696886/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Letter from the Secretary of War to the Chairman of the Committee on Internal Improvements, with the result of the examination of Back Creek, &c. In Senate, . Laid on the table by Mr. Barnard, and ordered to be printed. December 21, 1830. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1830] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022696886/>.