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Book/Printed Material Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in connection with his letter of the 18th ultimo, a communication from the Chief of Engineers, submitting copy of report of the board of engineers for fortifications and for river and harbor improvements ; the suggestion of the Chief of Engineers that the unexpended balances of the appropriations of June 18, 1878, and March 3, 1879, be applied to the improvement of the mouth of Red River, and dredging, &c. May 4, 1880. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 46-168

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Title

  • Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in connection with his letter of the 18th ultimo, a communication from the Chief of Engineers, submitting copy of report of the board of engineers for fortifications and for river and harbor improvements ; the suggestion of the Chief of Engineers that the unexpended balances of the appropriations of June 18, 1878, and March 3, 1879, be applied to the improvement of the mouth of Red River, and dredging, &c. May 4, 1880. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 46-168

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author
  • United States. War Department
  • United States. War Department. Engineer Department

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880.

Headings

  • -  Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
  • -  Dredging
  • -  Excavation
  • -  Harbors
  • -  Hydrographic surveying
  • -  Locks (Hydraulic engineering)
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Finance, public
  • -  Bodies of water
  • -  Rivers
  • -  Water levels
  • -  Cost
  • -  Lower Atchafalaya River (La.)
  • -  Mississippi River
  • -  Old River (Ark.)
  • -  Red River
  • -  United States--Appropriations and expenditures

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Executive department publications
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (21 pages). tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • Y 1.46/2:168
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 1885

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024801223

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, United States War Department, and United States War Department. Engineer Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in connection with his letter of the 18th ultimo, a communication from the Chief of Engineers, submitting copy of report of the board of engineers for fortifications and for river and harbor improvements ; the suggestion of the Chief of Engineers that the unexpended balances of the appropriations of , and March 3, 1879, be applied to the improvement of the mouth of Red River, and dredging, &c. May 4, 1880. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024801223/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A., United States War Department & United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1880) Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in connection with his letter of the 18th ultimo, a communication from the Chief of Engineers, submitting copy of report of the board of engineers for fortifications and for river and harbor improvements ; the suggestion of the Chief of Engineers that the unexpended balances of the appropriations of , and March 3, 1879, be applied to the improvement of the mouth of Red River, and dredging, &c. May 4, 1880. -- 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/2024801223/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in connection with his letter of the 18th ultimo, a communication from the Chief of Engineers, submitting copy of report of the board of engineers for fortifications and for river and harbor improvements ; the suggestion of the Chief of Engineers that the unexpended balances of the appropriations of , and March 3, 1879, be applied to the improvement of the mouth of Red River, and dredging, &c. May 4, 1880. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024801223/>.