Top of page

Notice
Monday, February 16, 2026: For the President's Day holiday, The Library will open under normal operating hours.

Book/Printed Material Report of the Postmaster General, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, copies of the contracts of Daniel H. Johnson and Cornelius Vanderbilt, for transporting the mails between New York, New Orleans, and San Francisco, via the isthmus, together with the correspondence relating thereto. May 4, 1860. -- Read, and ordered to lie on the table. May 22, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 36-45

View 44 images in sequence.

About this Item

Title

  • Report of the Postmaster General, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, copies of the contracts of Daniel H. Johnson and Cornelius Vanderbilt, for transporting the mails between New York, New Orleans, and San Francisco, via the isthmus, together with the correspondence relating thereto. May 4, 1860. -- Read, and ordered to lie on the table. May 22, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 36-45

Names

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

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1860.

Headings

  • -  Letting of contracts
  • -  Government contractors
  • -  Mail steamers
  • -  Shipping
  • -  Postal service
  • -  Public contracts
  • -  Suretyship and guaranty

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (44 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 36-1:S.EX.DOC.45
  • Y 1.1/2:1033

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024797616

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The vast majority of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set is a work of the U.S. Government not subject to copyright in the United States and free to use or reuse. However, where the U.S. Congressional Serial Set reprints copyrighted material (for example, published in the United States less than 95 years ago, or unpublished and the author died less than 70 years ago), copyright protections may apply. For those instances, you’ll need to assess the risks of using the material for the purposes you intend.

More about Copyright and other Restrictions.

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. Senate, and United States Department Of The Post Office. Report of the Postmaster General, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, copies of the contracts of Daniel H. Johnson and Cornelius Vanderbilt, for transporting the mails between New York, New Orleans, and San Francisco, via the isthmus, together with the correspondence relating thereto. May 4, 1860. -- Read, and ordered to lie on the table. -- Ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1860. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024797616/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A. & United States Department Of The Post Office. (1860) Report of the Postmaster General, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, copies of the contracts of Daniel H. Johnson and Cornelius Vanderbilt, for transporting the mails between New York, New Orleans, and San Francisco, via the isthmus, together with the correspondence relating thereto. May 4, 1860. -- Read, and ordered to lie on the table. -- Ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024797616/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Report of the Postmaster General, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, copies of the contracts of Daniel H. Johnson and Cornelius Vanderbilt, for transporting the mails between New York, New Orleans, and San Francisco, via the isthmus, together with the correspondence relating thereto. May 4, 1860. -- Read, and ordered to lie on the table. -- Ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1860. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024797616/>.