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Book/Printed Material Special report of the Librarian of Congress to the Joint Committee on the Library concerning the historical library of Peter Force, esq

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[ Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection copy ]

About this Item

Title

  • Special report of the Librarian of Congress to the Joint Committee on the Library concerning the historical library of Peter Force, esq

Summary

  • Description of the personal library of Peter Force, who was an archivist and mayor of Washington, D.C., in 1836; he collected tracts and other papers on North American colonization and the Revolutionary War.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Spofford, Ainsworth Rand, 1825-1908
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Washington : [Library of Congress], 1867.

Headings

  • -  Force, Peter,--1790-1868

Notes

  • -  Signed: A. R. Spofford, Librarian.
  • -  LAC tnb 2019-05-06 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC rwp 2019-05-17 review
  • -  LAC ael 2021-01-19 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • 8 p. ; 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Z733.U57 S 1867
  • Z733.U57 S 1867 Copy 2 Another copy.
  • Z733.U57 S 1867 Copy 4 Another copy.
  • Z733.U57 S 1867 Copy 5 Another copy.
  • Z733.U57 S 1867 Copy 6 Another copy.
  • E449 .D16 vol. 24, no. 25 Another copy.
  • AC901 .M5 vol. 485, no. 11 Another copy.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 02018297

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection, Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection, and Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection. Special report of the Librarian of Congress to the Joint Committee on the Library concerning the historical library of Peter Force, esq. [Washington: Library of Congress, 1867] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/02018297/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress, Spofford, A. R., Joseph Meredith Toner Collection, Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection & Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection. (1867) Special report of the Librarian of Congress to the Joint Committee on the Library concerning the historical library of Peter Force, esq. [Washington: Library of Congress] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/02018297/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, et al. Special report of the Librarian of Congress to the Joint Committee on the Library concerning the historical library of Peter Force, esq. [Washington: Library of Congress, 1867] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/02018297/>.