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Book/Printed Material Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the 7th instant, a report of the steps taken relative to an armory in the District of Columbia. April 14, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed, with the exception of the specifications relative to the construction of the building Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 34-56

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Title

  • Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the 7th instant, a report of the steps taken relative to an armory in the District of Columbia. April 14, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed, with the exception of the specifications relative to the construction of the building

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 34-56

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. War Department

Created / Published

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

Headings

  • -  Arsenals
  • -  Armories
  • -  Defense contracts
  • -  Government contractors
  • -  Construction, Military
  • -  Building sites
  • -  Land use
  • -  United States--Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (12 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • Y 1.34/1:56
  • Y 1.1/2:821

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024763544

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, and United States War Department. Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the 7th instant, a report of the steps taken relative to an armory in the District of Columbia. -- Read and ordered to be printed, with the exception of the specifications relative to the construction of the building. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024763544/.

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 War Department. (1856) Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the 7th instant, a report of the steps taken relative to an armory in the District of Columbia. -- Read and ordered to be printed, with the exception of the specifications relative to the construction of the building. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024763544/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the 7th instant, a report of the steps taken relative to an armory in the District of Columbia. -- Read and ordered to be printed, with the exception of the specifications relative to the construction of the building. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024763544/>.