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Book/Printed Material In the Senate of the United States. (To accompany Bill S. 562.) Letter from the Postmaster General, enclosing a letter from the president of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company, in relation to the difficulties they experienced in carrying the mails in the winter of 1855-'56. February 5, 1857. -- Ordered to be printed Cited as: S. Misc. Doc. 34-24

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Title

  • In the Senate of the United States. (To accompany Bill S. 562.) Letter from the Postmaster General, enclosing a letter from the president of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company, in relation to the difficulties they experienced in carrying the mails in the winter of 1855-'56. February 5, 1857. -- Ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Misc. Doc. 34-24

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author
  • United States. Department of the Post Office

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1857.

Headings

  • -  Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company.--Virginia Central Railroad Company
  • -  Claims
  • -  Government contractors
  • -  Ice on rivers, lakes, etc
  • -  Postal service
  • -  Public contracts
  • -  Railroads
  • -  Alexandria, Virginia
  • -  Potomac River

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (3 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 34-3:S.MIS.24
  • Y 1.1/2:890

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024795985

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. Senate, and United States Department Of The Post Office. In the Senate of the United States To accompany Bill S. 562. Letter from the Postmaster General, enclosing a letter from the president of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company, in relation to the difficulties they experienced in carrying the mails in the winter of -'56. February 5, 1857. -- Ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1857. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024795985/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A. & United States Department Of The Post Office. (1857) In the Senate of the United States To accompany Bill S. 562. Letter from the Postmaster General, enclosing a letter from the president of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company, in relation to the difficulties they experienced in carrying the mails in the winter of -'56. February 5, 1857. -- Ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024795985/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. In the Senate of the United States To accompany Bill S. 562. Letter from the Postmaster General, enclosing a letter from the president of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company, in relation to the difficulties they experienced in carrying the mails in the winter of -'56. February 5, 1857. -- Ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1857. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024795985/>.