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Book/Printed Material Constitution of the United States -- proposition to amend. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, applying for the call of a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States. February 6, 1861. -- Referred to the select committee on the special message of the President, and ordered to be printed Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 36-55

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Title

  • Constitution of the United States -- proposition to amend. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, applying for the call of a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States. February 6, 1861. -- Referred to the select committee on the special message of the President, and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 36-55

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • Buchanan, James 1791-1868
  • James Buchanan originator
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan)
  • Kentucky

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1861.

Headings

  • -  Constitutional amendments
  • -  Constitutional conventions
  • -  Resolutions, Legislative
  • -  Secession
  • -  Slavery

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (2 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 36-2:H.EX.DOC.55
  • Y 1.1/2:1100

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024798836

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, James Buchanan, James Buchanan Originator, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. House, United States President, and Kentucky. Constitution of the United States -- proposition to amend. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, applying for the call of a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States February 6, . -- Referred to the select committee on the special message of the President, and ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1861. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024798836/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Buchanan, J., James Buchanan Originator, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A., United States President & Kentucky. (1861) Constitution of the United States -- proposition to amend. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, applying for the call of a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States February 6, . -- Referred to the select committee on the special message of the President, and ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024798836/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Constitution of the United States -- proposition to amend. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, applying for the call of a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States February 6, . -- Referred to the select committee on the special message of the President, and ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1861. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024798836/>.