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Book/Printed Material In the Senate of the United States. April 12, 1876. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Claims, submitted the following report: The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Turner Merritt, claiming compensation for certain cotton alleged to have been taken by the United States Army for the construction of fortifications at Port Hudson, Miss., during the late war, submit the following report Cited as: S. Rept. 44-254

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Title

  • In the Senate of the United States. April 12, 1876. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Claims, submitted the following report: The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Turner Merritt, claiming compensation for certain cotton alleged to have been taken by the United States Army for the construction of fortifications at Port Hudson, Miss., during the late war, submit the following report

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Rept. 44-254

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Claims
  • Wright, George Grover 1820-1896
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1876.

Headings

  • -  Merritt, Turner
  • -  Claims
  • -  Cotton
  • -  Requisitions, Military
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative report - private bills
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (1 page).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 44-1:S.RP.254
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 1667

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024884311

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Claims, George Grover Wright, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, and Author United States Congress. Senate. In the Senate of the United States . -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Claims, submitted the following report: The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Turner Merritt, claiming compensation for certain cotton alleged to have been taken by the United States Army for the construction of fortifications at Port Hudson, Miss., during the late war, submit the following report. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1876] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024884311/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Claims, Wright, G. G., United States Government Publishing Office, P. & United States Congress. Senate, A. (1876) In the Senate of the United States . -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Claims, submitted the following report: The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Turner Merritt, claiming compensation for certain cotton alleged to have been taken by the United States Army for the construction of fortifications at Port Hudson, Miss., during the late war, submit the following report. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024884311/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Claims, et al. In the Senate of the United States . -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Claims, submitted the following report: The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Turner Merritt, claiming compensation for certain cotton alleged to have been taken by the United States Army for the construction of fortifications at Port Hudson, Miss., during the late war, submit the following report. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1876] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024884311/>.