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Book/Printed Material Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 7, 1881, information in relation to the government works on the Fox and Wisconsin rivers improvement at Menasha and Appleton, Wisconsin. January 18, 1882. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 47-53

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Title

  • Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 7, 1881, information in relation to the government works on the Fox and Wisconsin rivers improvement at Menasha and Appleton, Wisconsin. January 18, 1882. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 47-53

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • Houston, D. C. (David Crawford)
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, 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, 1882.

Headings

  • -  Dams
  • -  Dredging
  • -  Excavation
  • -  Lakes
  • -  Locks (Hydraulic engineering)
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Bodies of water
  • -  Rivers
  • -  Water levels
  • -  Cost
  • -  Appleton, Wisconsin
  • -  Fox River (Wis.)
  • -  Lake Winnebago (Wis.)
  • -  Menasha, Wisconsin
  • -  Wisconsin River (Wis.)

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Executive department publications
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (12 pages). illustrations, maps.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • Y 1.47/1:53
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 1987

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024802515

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, D. C Houston, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. Senate, United States Army. Corps Of Engineers, United States War Department, and United States War Department. Engineer Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 7, 1881, information in relation to the government works on the Fox and Wisconsin rivers improvement at Menasha and Appleton, Wisconsin. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1882] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024802515/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Houston, D. C., United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A., United States Army. Corps Of Engineers, United States War Department & United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1882) Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 7, 1881, information in relation to the government works on the Fox and Wisconsin rivers improvement at Menasha and Appleton, Wisconsin. -- 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/2024802515/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 7, 1881, information in relation to the government works on the Fox and Wisconsin rivers improvement at Menasha and Appleton, Wisconsin. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1882] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024802515/>.