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Book/Printed Material Communication addressed to the President of the Senate, by the Hon. Preston S. Brooks, relating to his late assault on the Hon. Mr. Sumner, disclaiming any purpose to offend against the privileges or dignity of the Senate, and expressing his earnest desire, if it be so considered, to atone for it, as far as may be, by this unhesitating and unqualified apology. June 2, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed Cited as: S. Misc. Doc. 34-61

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Title

  • Communication addressed to the President of the Senate, by the Hon. Preston S. Brooks, relating to his late assault on the Hon. Mr. Sumner, disclaiming any purpose to offend against the privileges or dignity of the Senate, and expressing his earnest desire, if it be so considered, to atone for it, as far as may be, by this unhesitating and unqualified apology. June 2, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Misc. Doc. 34-61

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • Brooks, Preston S. (Preston Smith) 1819-1857
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856.

Headings

  • -  Assault and battery
  • -  Political violence
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
  • -  Kansas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (2 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 34-1:S.MIS.61
  • Y 1.1/2:835

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024763615

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Preston S Brooks, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, and Author United States Congress. Senate. Communication addressed to the President of the Senate, by the Hon. Preston S. Brooks, relating to his late assault on the Hon. Mr. Sumner, disclaiming any purpose to offend against the privileges or dignity of the Senate, and expressing his earnest desire, if it be so considered, to atone for it, as far as may be, by this unhesitating and unqualified apology. June 2, . -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024763615/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Brooks, P. S., United States Government Publishing Office, P. & United States Congress. Senate, A. (1856) Communication addressed to the President of the Senate, by the Hon. Preston S. Brooks, relating to his late assault on the Hon. Mr. Sumner, disclaiming any purpose to offend against the privileges or dignity of the Senate, and expressing his earnest desire, if it be so considered, to atone for it, as far as may be, by this unhesitating and unqualified apology. June 2, . -- 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/2024763615/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Communication addressed to the President of the Senate, by the Hon. Preston S. Brooks, relating to his late assault on the Hon. Mr. Sumner, disclaiming any purpose to offend against the privileges or dignity of the Senate, and expressing his earnest desire, if it be so considered, to atone for it, as far as may be, by this unhesitating and unqualified apology. June 2, . -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024763615/>.