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Book/Printed Material Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, communicating information and correspondence relative to the search of American vessels by British cruisers since the treaty of Washington. April 20, 1846. Ordered to be printed

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Title

  • Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, communicating information and correspondence relative to the search of American vessels by British cruisers since the treaty of Washington. April 20, 1846. Ordered to be printed

Names

  • United States. Congress. Senate
  • Polk, James K., 1795-1849
  • United States. President (1845-1849 : Polk)
  • United States. Department of State

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC, 1846.

Headings

  • -  Alert (Ship)
  • -  Cyrus (Ship)
  • -  Guatimozin (Ship)
  • -  Heroine (Ship)
  • -  Rhoderick Dhu (Ship)
  • -  Spy (Ship)
  • -  Webster-Ashburton Treaty.--1842
  • -  Diplomacy
  • -  Diplomatic documents
  • -  International law
  • -  Government liability (International law)
  • -  Claims
  • -  International relations
  • -  Merchant ships
  • -  Sailing ships
  • -  War, Maritime (International law)
  • -  Search, Right of
  • -  Seizure of vessels and cargoes
  • -  Ships papers
  • -  Enslaved persons
  • -  Slavery
  • -  Slave trade
  • -  Treaties
  • -  Africa
  • -  Great Britain
  • -  Havana, Cuba
  • -  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Genre

  • Legislative materials

Notes

  • -  English.
  • -  French.
  • -  SERIALSETDELIVERY1

Medium

  • 1 online resource (48 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 29-1:S.DOC.300
  • Y 1.1/2:474

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022698065

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, James K Polk, United States President, and United States Department Of State. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, communicating information and correspondence relative to the search of American vessels by British cruisers since the treaty of Washington. Ordered to be printed. Washington, DC, 1846. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2022698065/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Polk, J. K., United States President & United States Department Of State. (1846) Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, communicating information and correspondence relative to the search of American vessels by British cruisers since the treaty of Washington. Ordered to be printed. Washington, DC. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2022698065/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, communicating information and correspondence relative to the search of American vessels by British cruisers since the treaty of Washington. Ordered to be printed. Washington, DC, 1846. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2022698065/>.