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Book/Printed Material Petition of the President and Secretary of the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company, praying that the company may not be divested of the title to lands upon which persons have settled, and compelled to take other lands in lieu of them. May 19, 1860. -- Motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. May 22, 1860. -- Report in favor of printing the usual number, submitted, considered, and agreed to Cited as: S. Misc. Doc. 36-60

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Title

  • Petition of the President and Secretary of the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company, praying that the company may not be divested of the title to lands upon which persons have settled, and compelled to take other lands in lieu of them. May 19, 1860. -- Motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. May 22, 1860. -- Report in favor of printing the usual number, submitted, considered, and agreed to

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Misc. Doc. 36-60

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author
  • Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1860.

Headings

  • -  Land tenure
  • -  Land titles
  • -  Pre-emption rights (United States)
  • -  Public lands
  • -  Railroad construction workers
  • -  Railroad land grants
  • -  Constitutional law

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (50 p.).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 36-1:S.MIS.60
  • Y 1.1/2:1038

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024797688

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. Senate, and Dubuque And Pacific Railroad Company. Petition of the President and Secretary of the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company, praying that the company may not be divested of the title to lands upon which persons have settled, and compelled to take other lands in lieu of them. -- Motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. May 22, 1860. -- Report in favor of printing the usual number, submitted, considered, and agreed to. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1860] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024797688/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A. & Dubuque And Pacific Railroad Company. (1860) Petition of the President and Secretary of the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company, praying that the company may not be divested of the title to lands upon which persons have settled, and compelled to take other lands in lieu of them. -- Motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. May 22, 1860. -- Report in favor of printing the usual number, submitted, considered, and agreed to. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024797688/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Petition of the President and Secretary of the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company, praying that the company may not be divested of the title to lands upon which persons have settled, and compelled to take other lands in lieu of them. -- Motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. May 22, 1860. -- Report in favor of printing the usual number, submitted, considered, and agreed to. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1860] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024797688/>.