LOCKS AND DAMS, MONONGAHELA RIVER [w/ nine maps and plans, many folding]; Letter from the Acting Secretary of War with a letter from the Chief of Engineers
Published by GPO, Washington, DC, 1900
- First Edition
- Used
Seller: Antiquarian Bookshop, Washington, DC, U.S.A.Antiquarian Bookshop
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.; 8vo; 65, 9 folding maps and plans pages; 53d Congress, 3d Session, Ex. Doc. No. 249. Transmitting The report of the Chief of Engineers on the subject of acquiring by purchase the locks and dams on the Monongahela River, Pennsylvania. Sixty-five pages of text and tables including 8 appendices; accompanied by 9 maps and plans (6 folding). Contributors: Daniel S. Lamont, Secretary of War; Thomas Lincoln Casey, Brigadier General, Chief of Engineers; Joseph K. McCammon, Attorney for the Monongahela Navigation Company; J. M. Schofield, Major General, Acting Secretary of War; S.V. Benet, Brig. Gen., Chief of Ordnance, and Acting Secretary of War; J.C. Duane, Brig. Gen., Chief of Engineers; Amos Stickney, Major of Engineers; M.K. Moorhead, President of Monongahela Navigation Company; and George Shiras, Jr and R. B. Carnahan, Attorneys for Monongahela Navigation Company. OCLC 30574791 Document removed from larger bound volume.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- LOCKS AND DAMS, MONONGAHELA RIVER [w/ nine maps and plans, many folding]; Letter from the Acting Secretary of War with a letter from the Chief of Engineers
- Author
- Lamont, Daniel S. ; Thomas Lincoln Casey
- Publisher
- GPO, Washington, DC
- Publication year
- 1900
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Removed Document
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- 19th Century, Americana and American History, Antiquarian Books, Economics and Business, Travel and Exploration
Antiquarian Bookshop
Washington, DC, U.S.A.
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