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Book/Printed Material Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of Board of Engineers for rivers and harbors on improvement of Mississippi River between the mouths of the Missouri and Ohio Rivers. December 18, 1903. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed Cited as: H. Doc. 58-168

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Title

  • Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of Board of Engineers for rivers and harbors on improvement of Mississippi River between the mouths of the Missouri and Ohio Rivers. December 18, 1903. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Doc. 58-168

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • Allen, Charles J.
  • Burr, Edward
  • Hodges, Harry F. (Harry Foote)
  • Judson, W. V.
  • McKinstry, Charles H.
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
  • United States. War Department
  • United States. War Department. Engineer Department

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1903.

Headings

  • -  Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
  • -  Dredging
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Bodies of water
  • -  Rivers
  • -  Cost

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (8 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 58-2:H.DOC.168
  • Y 1.1/2:4672

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024779845

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, Charles J Allen, Edward Burr, Harry F Hodges, W. V Judson, Charles H McKinstry, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, et al. Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of Board of Engineers for rivers and harbors on improvement of Mississippi River between the mouths of the Missouri and Ohio Rivers. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1903] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024779845/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Allen, C. J., Burr, E., Hodges, H. F., Judson, W. V., McKinstry, C. H. [...] United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1903) Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of Board of Engineers for rivers and harbors on improvement of Mississippi River between the mouths of the Missouri and Ohio Rivers. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors 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/2024779845/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of Board of Engineers for rivers and harbors on improvement of Mississippi River between the mouths of the Missouri and Ohio Rivers. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1903] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024779845/>.