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Book/Printed Material Survey of Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of 25th January last, transmitting a report by the Chief of Engineers of the survey and improvement of the rapids of the Mississippi River. February 6, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 39-79

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Title

  • Survey of Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of 25th January last, transmitting a report by the Chief of Engineers of the survey and improvement of the rapids of the Mississippi River. February 6, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 39-79

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • Wilson, James Harrison
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
  • United States. War Department
  • United States. War Department. Engineer Department

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1867.

Headings

  • -  Canals
  • -  Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
  • -  Excavation
  • -  Hydrographic surveying
  • -  Locks (Hydraulic engineering)
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Piers
  • -  Rapids
  • -  Bodies of water
  • -  Rivers
  • -  Construction
  • -  Cost

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (39 pages). tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 39-2:H.EX.DOC.79
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 1293

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024799951

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, James Harrison Wilson, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. House, United States Army. Corps Of Engineers, United States War Department, and United States War Department. Engineer Department. Survey of Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of 25th January last, transmitting a report by the Chief of Engineers of the survey and improvement of the rapids of the Mississippi River. February 6, . -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1867] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024799951/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Wilson, J. H., United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A., United States Army. Corps Of Engineers, United States War Department & United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1867) Survey of Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of 25th January last, transmitting a report by the Chief of Engineers of the survey and improvement of the rapids of the Mississippi River. February 6, . -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024799951/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Survey of Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of 25th January last, transmitting a report by the Chief of Engineers of the survey and improvement of the rapids of the Mississippi River. February 6, . -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1867] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024799951/>.