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Book/Printed Material Lot and building for a post office in the City of Philadelphia. Message from the President of the United States, in reference to a lot, and building thereon, for a post office in Philadelphia. July 25, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 34-129

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Title

  • Lot and building for a post office in the City of Philadelphia. Message from the President of the United States, in reference to a lot, and building thereon, for a post office in Philadelphia. July 25, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 34-129

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • Pierce, Franklin 1804-1869
  • Franklin Pierce originator
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. President (1853-1857 : Pierce)
  • United States. Department of the Post Office

Created / Published

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

Headings

  • -  Clark, Edward
  • -  United States.--Department of the Post Office
  • -  Architecture
  • -  Government purchasing of real property
  • -  Post office buildings
  • -  Public contracts
  • -  Architects
  • -  Building sites
  • -  Land use
  • -  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (4 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 34-1:H.EX.DOC.129
  • Y 1.1/2:859

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024795637

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, Franklin Pierce, Franklin Pierce Originator, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. House, United States President, and United States Department Of The Post Office. Lot and building for a post office in the City of Philadelphia. Message from the President of the United States, in reference to a lot, and building thereon, for a post office in Philadelphia. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024795637/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Pierce, F., Franklin Pierce Originator, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A., United States President & United States Department Of The Post Office. (1856) Lot and building for a post office in the City of Philadelphia. Message from the President of the United States, in reference to a lot, and building thereon, for a post office in Philadelphia. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024795637/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Lot and building for a post office in the City of Philadelphia. Message from the President of the United States, in reference to a lot, and building thereon, for a post office in Philadelphia. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024795637/>.