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Book/Printed Material Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports from the United States engineer officer, showing the maintenance of the channel at South Pass, Mississippi River, during the quarters ending May 13, 1882, September 9, 1882, and December 9, 1882. February 6, 1883. -- Referred to the Committee on Mississippi River and Tributaries and ordered to be printed Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 47-56

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Title

  • Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports from the United States engineer officer, showing the maintenance of the channel at South Pass, Mississippi River, during the quarters ending May 13, 1882, September 9, 1882, and December 9, 1882. February 6, 1883. -- Referred to the Committee on Mississippi River and Tributaries and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 47-56

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, 1883.

Headings

  • -  Eads, James Buchanan
  • -  United States.--War Department.--Engineer Department
  • -  Attorneys general's opinions
  • -  Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
  • -  Dredging
  • -  Federal aid to transportation
  • -  Government contractors
  • -  Hydrographic surveying
  • -  Maps
  • -  Nautical charts
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Public contracts
  • -  Bodies of water
  • -  Rivers
  • -  Mississippi River
  • -  South Pass (Mississippi River)

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Executive department publications
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (18 pages). illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • Y 1.47/2:56
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 2076

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024803315

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 reports from the United States engineer officer, showing the maintenance of the channel at South Pass, Mississippi River, during the quarters ending , September 9, 1882, and December 9, 1882. February 6, 1883. -- Referred to the Committee on Mississippi River and Tributaries and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1883] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024803315/.

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. (1883) Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports from the United States engineer officer, showing the maintenance of the channel at South Pass, Mississippi River, during the quarters ending , September 9, 1882, and December 9, 1882. February 6, 1883. -- Referred to the Committee on Mississippi River and Tributaries 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/2024803315/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports from the United States engineer officer, showing the maintenance of the channel at South Pass, Mississippi River, during the quarters ending , September 9, 1882, and December 9, 1882. February 6, 1883. -- Referred to the Committee on Mississippi River and Tributaries 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/2024803315/>.