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Book/Printed Material Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to a resolution of the Senate of 3d of April, 1820, a statement of money annually appropriated, and paid, since the declaration of independence, for purchasing from the Indians, surveying, and selling the public lands ; showing, as near as may be, the quantities of land which have been purchased ; the number of acres which have been surveyed ; the number sold, and the number which remain unsold ; the amount of sales, the amount of forfeitures, the sums paid by purchasers, and the sums due from purchasers, and from receivers in each land district. November 17, 1820. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States Cited as: S. Doc. 16-5

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  • Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to a resolution of the Senate of 3d of April, 1820, a statement of money annually appropriated, and paid, since the declaration of independence, for purchasing from the Indians, surveying, and selling the public lands ; showing, as near as may be, the quantities of land which have been purchased ; the number of acres which have been surveyed ; the number sold, and the number which remain unsold ; the amount of sales, the amount of forfeitures, the sums paid by purchasers, and the sums due from purchasers, and from receivers in each land district. November 17, 1820. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Doc. 16-5

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author
  • United States. Department of the Treasury

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1820.

Headings

  • -  Bounties, Military
  • -  Budget
  • -  Revenue
  • -  Factory and trade waste
  • -  Government purchasing
  • -  Public land sales
  • -  Public lands
  • -  Surveying
  • -  Indians
  • -  Financial statements
  • -  United States--Appropriations and expenditures

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (27 pages). tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 16-2:S.DOC.5
  • Y 1.1/2:42

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024785435

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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United States Congress. Senate, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. Senate, and United States Department Of The Treasury. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to a resolution of the Senate of 3d of April, 1820, a statement of money annually appropriated, and paid, since the declaration of independence, for purchasing from the Indians, surveying, and selling the public lands ; showing, as near as may be, the quantities of land which have been purchased ; the number of acres which have been surveyed ; the number sold, and the number which remain unsold ; the amount of sales, the amount of forfeitures, the sums paid by purchasers, and the sums due from purchasers, and from receivers in each land district. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1820] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024785435/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A. & United States Department Of The Treasury. (1820) Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to a resolution of the Senate of 3d of April, 1820, a statement of money annually appropriated, and paid, since the declaration of independence, for purchasing from the Indians, surveying, and selling the public lands ; showing, as near as may be, the quantities of land which have been purchased ; the number of acres which have been surveyed ; the number sold, and the number which remain unsold ; the amount of sales, the amount of forfeitures, the sums paid by purchasers, and the sums due from purchasers, and from receivers in each land district. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024785435/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to a resolution of the Senate of 3d of April, 1820, a statement of money annually appropriated, and paid, since the declaration of independence, for purchasing from the Indians, surveying, and selling the public lands ; showing, as near as may be, the quantities of land which have been purchased ; the number of acres which have been surveyed ; the number sold, and the number which remain unsold ; the amount of sales, the amount of forfeitures, the sums paid by purchasers, and the sums due from purchasers, and from receivers in each land district. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1820] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024785435/>.