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Book/Printed Material Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers, dated 18th instant ; also, copies of reports from Capt. O.H. Ernst, Corps of Engineers, upon a survey of the Mississippi River at Sainte Genevieve, Mo., and of examination of Meramec River, Missouri, in compliance with River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. December 21, 1880. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce. February 5, 1881. -- Ordered to be printed Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 46-44

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Title

  • Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers, dated 18th instant ; also, copies of reports from Capt. O.H. Ernst, Corps of Engineers, upon a survey of the Mississippi River at Sainte Genevieve, Mo., and of examination of Meramec River, Missouri, in compliance with River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. December 21, 1880. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce. February 5, 1881. -- Ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 46-44

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • Ernst, Oswald Hubert
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, 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, 1881.

Headings

  • -  Canals
  • -  Dams
  • -  Hydrographic surveying
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Bodies of water
  • -  Rivers
  • -  Snags (Forestry)
  • -  Water levels
  • -  Cost
  • -  Meramec River (Mo.)
  • -  Mississippi River
  • -  Sainte Genevieve, Missouri

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Executive department publications
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (12 pages). maps.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • Y 1.46/3:44
  • Y 1.1/2:1943

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024764749

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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United States Congress. Senate, Oswald Hubert Ernst, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. Senate, United States Army. Corps Of Engineers, United States War Department, and United States War Department. Engineer Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers, dated 18th instant ; also, copies of reports from Capt. O.H. Ernst, Corps of Engineers, upon a survey of the Mississippi River at Sainte Genevieve, Mo., and of examination of Meramec River, Missouri, in compliance with River and Harbor Act of . December 21, 1880. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce. February 5, 1881. -- Ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1881] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024764749/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Ernst, O. H., United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A., United States Army. Corps Of Engineers, United States War Department & United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1881) Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers, dated 18th instant ; also, copies of reports from Capt. O.H. Ernst, Corps of Engineers, upon a survey of the Mississippi River at Sainte Genevieve, Mo., and of examination of Meramec River, Missouri, in compliance with River and Harbor Act of . December 21, 1880. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce. February 5, 1881. -- Ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024764749/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers, dated 18th instant ; also, copies of reports from Capt. O.H. Ernst, Corps of Engineers, upon a survey of the Mississippi River at Sainte Genevieve, Mo., and of examination of Meramec River, Missouri, in compliance with River and Harbor Act of . December 21, 1880. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce. February 5, 1881. -- Ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1881] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024764749/>.