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Book/Printed Material Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, a copy of the memorial of Brevet Brigadier General B.S. Roberts, United States Army, setting forth his views of a plan for reclaiming the swamp and waste lands of the basin of the lower Mississippi River. February 13, 1866. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 39-22

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Title

  • Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, a copy of the memorial of Brevet Brigadier General B.S. Roberts, United States Army, setting forth his views of a plan for reclaiming the swamp and waste lands of the basin of the lower Mississippi River. February 13, 1866. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 39-22

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • Roberts, Benjamin S.
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author
  • United States. War Department
  • United States. War Department. Engineer Department

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1866.

Headings

  • -  Drainage
  • -  Erosion
  • -  Levees
  • -  Reclamation of land
  • -  Water diversion

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (6 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 39-1:S.EX.DOC.22
  • Y 1.1/2:1237

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022699608

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Benjamin S Roberts, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. Senate, United States War Department, and United States War Department. Engineer Department. Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, a copy of the memorial of Brevet Brigadier General B.S. Roberts, United States Army, setting forth his views of a plan for reclaiming the swamp and waste lands of the basin of the lower Mississippi River. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1866. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022699608/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Roberts, B. S., United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A., United States War Department & United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1866) Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, a copy of the memorial of Brevet Brigadier General B.S. Roberts, United States Army, setting forth his views of a plan for reclaiming the swamp and waste lands of the basin of the lower Mississippi River. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022699608/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, a copy of the memorial of Brevet Brigadier General B.S. Roberts, United States Army, setting forth his views of a plan for reclaiming the swamp and waste lands of the basin of the lower Mississippi River. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1866. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022699608/>.