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Book/Printed Material Useless papers in the departments. Letter from the Secretary of War, relating to useless papers in the departments, with accompanying documents. February 14, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 51-197

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Title

  • Useless papers in the departments. Letter from the Secretary of War, relating to useless papers in the departments, with accompanying documents. February 14, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 51-197

Names

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

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1890.

Headings

  • -  Archives
  • -  Documents libraries
  • -  Legal documents
  • -  Records disposal

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (13 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 51-1:H.EX.DOC.197
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 2746

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024847692

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. House, and United States War Department. Useless papers in the departments. Letter from the Secretary of War, relating to useless papers in the departments, with accompanying documents. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1890] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024847692/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A. & United States War Department. (1890) Useless papers in the departments. Letter from the Secretary of War, relating to useless papers in the departments, with accompanying documents. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024847692/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Useless papers in the departments. Letter from the Secretary of War, relating to useless papers in the departments, with accompanying documents. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1890] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024847692/>.