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Book/Printed Material Contracts for carrying the mail to foreign countries, and statements of the amounts of postage derived therefrom. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting copies of the contracts made for carrying the mails to foreign countries, and a statement of the amount of postage derived from the mails transported as aforesaid. January 25, 1858. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 35-47

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  • Contracts for carrying the mail to foreign countries, and statements of the amounts of postage derived therefrom. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting copies of the contracts made for carrying the mails to foreign countries, and a statement of the amount of postage derived from the mails transported as aforesaid. January 25, 1858. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 35-47

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. Department of the Post Office

Created / Published

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

Headings

  • -  Garrison, C. K
  • -  Vanderbilt, Cornelius.--1794-1877
  • -  United States.--Department of the Post Office.--New York and Havre Steamship Company.--Panama Railroad Company
  • -  Government contractors
  • -  Postal service
  • -  Public contracts
  • -  Colon, Panama
  • -  Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (to 1871)
  • -  Le Havre, France
  • -  New Orleans, Louisiana
  • -  New York, New York
  • -  Veracruz, Mexico

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (16 pages). tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 35-1:H.EX.DOC.47
  • Y 1.1/2:955

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022699406

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, and United States Department Of The Post Office. Contracts for carrying the mail to foreign countries, and statements of the amounts of postage derived therefrom. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting copies of the contracts made for carrying the mails to foreign countries, and a statement of the amount of postage derived from the mails transported as aforesaid. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1858. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022699406/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A. & United States Department Of The Post Office. (1858) Contracts for carrying the mail to foreign countries, and statements of the amounts of postage derived therefrom. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting copies of the contracts made for carrying the mails to foreign countries, and a statement of the amount of postage derived from the mails transported as aforesaid. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022699406/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Contracts for carrying the mail to foreign countries, and statements of the amounts of postage derived therefrom. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting copies of the contracts made for carrying the mails to foreign countries, and a statement of the amount of postage derived from the mails transported as aforesaid. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1858. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022699406/>.