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Book/Printed Material Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, calling for copies of correspondence and other information relative to the transmission of the mail and munitions of war over the Illinois Central Railroad. March 11, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 34-48

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Title

  • Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, calling for copies of correspondence and other information relative to the transmission of the mail and munitions of war over the Illinois Central Railroad. March 11, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 34-48

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • Pierce, Franklin 1804-1869
  • Franklin Pierce originator
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author
  • United States. President (1853-1857 : Pierce)
  • United States. Department of the Post Office
  • United States. Department of the Treasury

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856.

Headings

  • -  Coins
  • -  Coinage
  • -  Defense contracts
  • -  Government contractors
  • -  Ordnance
  • -  Postal rates
  • -  Revenue
  • -  Postal service
  • -  Public contracts
  • -  Transportation, Military

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (17 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • Y 1.34/1:48
  • Y 1.1/2:821

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024763538

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Franklin Pierce, Franklin Pierce Originator, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. Senate, United States President, United States Department Of The Post Office, and United States Department Of The Treasury. Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, calling for copies of correspondence and other information relative to the transmission of the mail and munitions of war over the Illinois Central Railroad. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024763538/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Pierce, F., Franklin Pierce Originator, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A., United States President [...] United States Department Of The Treasury. (1856) Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, calling for copies of correspondence and other information relative to the transmission of the mail and munitions of war over the Illinois Central Railroad. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024763538/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, calling for copies of correspondence and other information relative to the transmission of the mail and munitions of war over the Illinois Central Railroad. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024763538/>.