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Book/Printed Material Engineer's report of certain rivers and harbors. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of the Chief Engineer upon the improvement of certain rivers and harbors. February 4, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 41-60

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Title

  • Engineer's report of certain rivers and harbors. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of the Chief Engineer upon the improvement of certain rivers and harbors. February 4, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 41-60

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • Abert, S.T., (Silvanus Thayer)
  • Craighill, William P.
  • Raynolds, W.F., (William Franklin)
  • Warren, Gouverneur Kemble
  • Weitzel, G., (Godfrey)
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, 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, 1871.

Headings

  • -  Dikes (Engineering)
  • -  Dredging
  • -  Excavation
  • -  Harbors
  • -  Hydrographic surveying
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Piers
  • -  Bodies of water
  • -  Rivers
  • -  Sea-walls
  • -  Cost

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (73 pages). tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 41-3:H.EX.DOC.60
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 1453

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024881496

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, S.T Abert, William P Craighill, W.F Raynolds, Gouverneur Kemble Warren, G Weitzel, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, et al. Engineer's report of certain rivers and harbors. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of the Chief Engineer upon the improvement of certain rivers and harbors. February 4, . -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1871] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024881496/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Abert, S. T., Craighill, W. P., Raynolds, W. F., Warren, G. K., Weitzel, G. [...] United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1871) Engineer's report of certain rivers and harbors. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of the Chief Engineer upon the improvement of certain rivers and harbors. February 4, . -- 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/2024881496/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Engineer's report of certain rivers and harbors. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of the Chief Engineer upon the improvement of certain rivers and harbors. February 4, . -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1871] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024881496/>.