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Book/Printed Material Telegraphs for the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report upon the subject of a system of telegraphs for the United States. December 11, 1837. Read, and laid upon the table Cited as: H. Doc. 25-15

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Title

  • Telegraphs for the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report upon the subject of a system of telegraphs for the United States. December 11, 1837. Read, and laid upon the table

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Doc. 25-15

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • Morse, Samuel Finley Breese
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. Department of the Treasury

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1837.

Headings

  • -  Technology
  • -  Telecommunication lines
  • -  Telegraph
  • -  Cost

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (37 pages). illustrations, tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 25-2:H.DOC.15
  • Y 1.1/2:322

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024762474

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. House, and United States Department Of The Treasury. Telegraphs for the United States Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report upon the subject of a system of telegraphs for the United States . Read, and laid upon the table. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1837] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024762474/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Morse, S. F. B., United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A. & United States Department Of The Treasury. (1837) Telegraphs for the United States Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report upon the subject of a system of telegraphs for the United States . Read, and laid upon the table. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024762474/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Telegraphs for the United States Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report upon the subject of a system of telegraphs for the United States . Read, and laid upon the table. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1837] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024762474/>.