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Book/Printed Material Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in response to Senate resolution of December 21, 1882, a report of the Chief of Engineers of the 18th January, 1883, respecting the improvement of the harbors of Savannah and Brunswick, Georgia, and Mobile Bay, Alabama, &c. January 20, 1883. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 47-51

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Title

  • Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in response to Senate resolution of December 21, 1882, a report of the Chief of Engineers of the 18th January, 1883, respecting the improvement of the harbors of Savannah and Brunswick, Georgia, and Mobile Bay, Alabama, &c. January 20, 1883. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 47-51

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • Damrell, A.N.
  • King, William R.
  • Post, James C.
  • 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, 1883.

Headings

  • -  Budget
  • -  Dredging
  • -  Harbors
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Bodies of water
  • -  Rivers
  • -  Snags (Forestry)
  • -  Cost
  • -  United States--Appropriations and expenditures

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (15 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • Y 1.47/2:51
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 2076

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024803310

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, A.N Damrell, William R King, James C Post, 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 response to Senate resolution of , a report of the Chief of Engineers of the 18th January, 1883, respecting the improvement of the harbors of Savannah and Brunswick, Georgia, and Mobile Bay, Alabama, &c. January 20, 1883. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1883] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024803310/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Damrell, A. N., King, W. R., Post, J. C., United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A. [...] United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1883) Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in response to Senate resolution of , a report of the Chief of Engineers of the 18th January, 1883, respecting the improvement of the harbors of Savannah and Brunswick, Georgia, and Mobile Bay, Alabama, &c. January 20, 1883. -- 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/2024803310/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in response to Senate resolution of , a report of the Chief of Engineers of the 18th January, 1883, respecting the improvement of the harbors of Savannah and Brunswick, Georgia, and Mobile Bay, Alabama, &c. January 20, 1883. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1883] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024803310/>.