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Book/Printed Material Sergeant John R. Williams. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the petition of Lance Sergeant John R. Williams, general service, United States Army, for reimbursement of clothing destroyed during the great fire at Chicago. May 20, 1872. -- Referred to the Committee Military Affairs and ordered to be printed Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 42-299

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Title

  • Sergeant John R. Williams. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the petition of Lance Sergeant John R. Williams, general service, United States Army, for reimbursement of clothing destroyed during the great fire at Chicago. May 20, 1872. -- Referred to the Committee Military Affairs and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 42-299

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • Williams, John R.
  • 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, 1872.

Headings

  • -  Williams, John R
  • -  Claims
  • -  Clothing
  • -  Malicious mischief
  • -  Vandalism
  • -  Fires
  • -  Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871
  • -  Chicago, Illinois

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Executive department publications
  • Memorials and petitions
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (2 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 42-2:H.EX.DOC.299
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 1520

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024881947

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, John R Williams, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. House, and United States War Department. Sergeant John R. Williams. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the petition of Lance Sergeant John R. Williams, general service, United States Army, for reimbursement of clothing destroyed during the great fire at Chicago. -- Referred to the Committee Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1872] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024881947/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Williams, J. R., United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A. & United States War Department. (1872) Sergeant John R. Williams. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the petition of Lance Sergeant John R. Williams, general service, United States Army, for reimbursement of clothing destroyed during the great fire at Chicago. -- Referred to the Committee Military Affairs 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/2024881947/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Sergeant John R. Williams. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the petition of Lance Sergeant John R. Williams, general service, United States Army, for reimbursement of clothing destroyed during the great fire at Chicago. -- Referred to the Committee Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1872] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024881947/>.