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Book/Printed Material Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the 6th instant, a report of Lieut. Col. P.C. Hains, concerning the bridge over the eastern branch of the Potomac River at the foot of Pennsylvania Avenue. August 18, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 51-218

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Title

  • Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the 6th instant, a report of Lieut. Col. P.C. Hains, concerning the bridge over the eastern branch of the Potomac River at the foot of Pennsylvania Avenue. August 18, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 51-218

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • Hains, Peter C., (Peter Conover)
  • 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, 1890.

Headings

  • -  Bridge construction industry
  • -  Bridges
  • -  Government contractors
  • -  Public contracts
  • -  Railroads
  • -  Right of way
  • -  Cost control
  • -  Cost

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (15 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • Y 1.51/1:218
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 2689

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024847131

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Peter C Hains, 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 Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the 6th instant, a report of Lieut. Col. P.C. Hains, concerning the bridge over the eastern branch of the Potomac River at the foot of Pennsylvania Avenue. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1890] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024847131/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Hains, P. C., United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A., United States War Department & United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1890) Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the 6th instant, a report of Lieut. Col. P.C. Hains, concerning the bridge over the eastern branch of the Potomac River at the foot of Pennsylvania Avenue. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia 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/2024847131/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the 6th instant, a report of Lieut. Col. P.C. Hains, concerning the bridge over the eastern branch of the Potomac River at the foot of Pennsylvania Avenue. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1890] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024847131/>.