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Book/Printed Material Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Postmaster General relative to the postal arrangements between the Atlantic and Pacific. May 2, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 34-62

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Title

  • Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Postmaster General relative to the postal arrangements between the Atlantic and Pacific. May 2, 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. 34-62

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

Created / Published

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

Headings

  • -  United States.--Department of the Post Office.--Panama Railroad Company
  • -  Government contractors
  • -  Postal service
  • -  Public contracts
  • -  Railroads
  • -  Stagecoaches
  • -  Steamboats
  • -  Cost
  • -  Isthmus of Panama

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Executive department publications
  • Presidential communications and messages
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (23 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • Y 1.34/1:62
  • Y 1.1/2:821

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024763550

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 Department Of The Post Office. Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Postmaster General relative to the postal arrangements between the Atlantic and Pacific. May 2, . -- 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/2024763550/.

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 Post Office. (1856) Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Postmaster General relative to the postal arrangements between the Atlantic and Pacific. May 2, . -- 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/2024763550/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Postmaster General relative to the postal arrangements between the Atlantic and Pacific. May 2, . -- 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/2024763550/>.