Report of the Officers Constituting the Light-house Board: Convened Under Instructions from the Secretary of the Treasury, to Inquire Into the Condition of the Light-house Establishment of the United States, Under the Act of March 3, 1851 |
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| Title | Report of the Officers Constituting the Light-house Board: Convened Under Instructions from the Secretary of the Treasury, to Inquire Into the Condition of the Light-house Establishment of the United States, Under the Act of March 3, 1851 Volume 28 of Ex. doc. - 32d Cong., 1st sess., Senate ProQuest Congressional: U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection Issue 28 of Senate executive document |
| Author | United States. Light-House Board |
| Publisher | A.B. Hamilton, 1852 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | Aug 24, 2012 |
| Length | 760 pages |
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