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Book/Printed Material Deepening channels of Southwest Pass and Pass a l'Outre. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of contracts for deepening the channels of Southwest Pass and Pass a l'Outre, at the mouth of the Mississippi River. June 12, 1858. -- Ordered to be printed Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 35-139

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Title

  • Deepening channels of Southwest Pass and Pass a l'Outre. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of contracts for deepening the channels of Southwest Pass and Pass a l'Outre, at the mouth of the Mississippi River. June 12, 1858. -- Ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 35-139

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • Buchanan, James 1791-1868
  • James Buchanan originator
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan)
  • United States. War Department

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1858.

Headings

  • -  Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
  • -  Letting of contracts
  • -  Dredging
  • -  Government contractors
  • -  Hydrographic surveying
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Public contracts
  • -  Bodies of water
  • -  Rivers

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (72 p.). maps, tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 35-1:H.EX.DOC.139
  • Y 1.1/2:959

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022699331

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, James Buchanan, James Buchanan Originator, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. House, United States President, and United States War Department. Deepening channels of Southwest Pass and Pass a l'Outre. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of contracts for deepening the channels of Southwest Pass and Pass a l'Outre, at the mouth of the Mississippi River. -- Ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1858. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022699331/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Buchanan, J., James Buchanan Originator, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A., United States President & United States War Department. (1858) Deepening channels of Southwest Pass and Pass a l'Outre. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of contracts for deepening the channels of Southwest Pass and Pass a l'Outre, at the mouth of the Mississippi River. -- Ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022699331/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Deepening channels of Southwest Pass and Pass a l'Outre. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of contracts for deepening the channels of Southwest Pass and Pass a l'Outre, at the mouth of the Mississippi River. -- Ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1858. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022699331/>.