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23rd Congress, 1833-1835

No. 244 -- Senate Document No. 512 | View searchable index
Correspondence on the emigration of Indians, 1831-33, Volume I
No. 245 -- Senate Document No. 512
Correspondence on the emigration of Indians, 1831-33, Volume II
No. 246 -- Senate Document No. 512
Correspondence on the emigration of Indians, 1831-33, Volume III
No. 247 -- Senate Document No. 512
Correspondence on the emigration of Indians, 1831-33, Volume IV
No. 248 -- Senate Document No. 512
Correspondence on the emigration of Indians, 1831-33, Volume V
No. 249* -- Senate Document No. 514 | View Navigator
Pension rolls of the United States, Volume I
No. 250* -- Senate Document No. 514 | View Navigator
Pension rolls of the United States, Volume II
No. 251* -- Senate Document No. 514 | View Navigator
Pension rolls of the United States, Volume III
No. 252 -- Senate Document No. 505
Statistical view of population of U.S., 1790-1830

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25th Congress, 1837-1839

No. 332 -- House Document No. 351
United States and Mexico

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27th Congress, 1841-1843

No. 406 -- House Document No. 212 | View Navigator
New York Custom-House

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30th Congress, 1847-1849

No. 505 -- Senate Executive Document No. 7
Notes of a military reconnoissance from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila rivers
No. 520 -- House Executive Document No. 60
Messages of the President on the subject of the Mexican War
No. 534 -- Senate Miscellaneous Document No. 67
List of Private Claims before the Senate, 14th to 30th Congresses

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31st Congress, 1849-1851

No. 590 -- Senate Executive Document No. 23
Trade and Commerce of the British American Colonies
No. 600 -- House Executive Document No. 32 | View Table of Contents
Report of the Commissioner of Patents, 1850, Part I
No. 601 -- House Executive Document No. 32 | View Table of Contents
Report of the Commissioner of Patents, 1850, Part II
No. 602 -- House Executive Document No. 55 | View Navigator
Opinions of Attorneys General, Volume I
No. 603 -- House Executive Document No. 55 | View Navigator
Opinions of Attorneys General, Volume II

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32nd Congress, 1851-1853

No. 663 -- Senate Executive Document No. 36 | View Contents
Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, Part I
No. 664 -- Senate Executive Document No. 36 | View Contents
Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, Part II
No. 686 | View Contents
The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850

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33rd Congress, 1853-1855

No. 728 -- House Executive Document No. 121 | View Navigator
U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, 1849-1852 Volume I
No. 729 -- House Executive Document No. 121 | View Navigator
U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, 1849-1852 Volume II
No. 730 -- House Executive Document No. 121 | View Navigator
U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, 1849-1852 Volume III
Nos. 758 through 767 -- Senate Executive Document No. 78
Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, Volumes I to X
No. 765 -- Senate Executive Document No. 78
Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, Volume VIII

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34th Congress, 1855-1857

No. 827 -- Senate Executive Document No. 96 | View Contents
Statistical Report on Sickness and Mortality of the Army of the United States, Volume I
No. 828 -- Senate Executive Document No. 107 | View Navigator
Commercial Relations of the United States with all Foreign Nations--Commercial Digests, Volume I
No. 829 -- Senate Executive Document No. 107 | View Navigator
Commercial Relations of the United States with all Foreign Nations--Comparative Tariffs, Volume II
No. 830 -- Senate Executive Document No. 107 | View Navigator
Commercial Relations of the United States with all Foreign Nations--Consular Returns, Volume III
No. 831 -- Senate Executive Document No. 107 | View Navigator
Commercial Relations of the United States with all Foreign Nations--Consular Returns, Volume IV
No. 913 -- House Report No. 175 | View Navigator
Impeachment of John C. Watrous

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35th Congress, 1857-1859

No. 969 -- House Report No. 540 | View Navigator
Case of Judge John C. Watrous
No. 992 -- Senate Executive Document No. 46
Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, Volume I

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36th Congress, 1859-1861

No. 1035 -- Senate Executive Document No. 52 | View Contents
Statistical Report on Sickness and Mortality of the Army of the United States
No. 1037 -- Senate Executive Document No. 60 | View Navigator
Military Commission to Europe in 1855 and 1856
No. 1054 -- House Executive Document No. 56 | View Index
Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, Volume XII
Nos. 1054 & 1055 -- Senate Executive Document No. 56
Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, Volume XII
No. 1095 -- House Executive Document No. 7
African Slave Trade
No. 1103 -- House Miscellaneous Document No. 43
Tariff of 1861. An Act to provide for the payment of outstanding treasury notes, to authorize a loan, to regulate and fix the duties on imports, and for other purposes

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37th Congress, 1861-1863

No. 1124 -- Senate Miscellaneous Document No. 9
Memorial of Anthony M. Dignowitz [sic] ... praying the military occupation of Texas, with a view of protecting loyal citizens.
No. 1152 -- Senate Report No. 108 | View Index
Conduct of the War, Part I
No. 1153 -- Senate Report No. 108 | View Index
Conduct of the War, Part II
No. 1154 -- Senate Report No. 108 | View Index
Conduct of the War, Part III
No. 1156 -- House Executive Document No. 1
Annual Message of President
No. 1157 -- House Executive Document No. 1
Department of Interior
No. 1158 -- House Executive Document No. 1
Department of Navy

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38th Congress, 1863-1865

No. 1174 -- Senate Executive Documents Nos. 1 and 2 | View Navigator
Reports of Majors Fergusson and General Rosecrans
No. 1194 -- House Executive Document No. 74
Prize Cases in New York
No. 1202 -- House Miscellaneous Document | View Index
Population of the United States in 1860
No. 1203 -- House Miscellaneous Document | View Navigator
Agriculture of the United States in 1860
No. 1204 -- House Miscellaneous Document | View Index
Manufactures of the United States in 1860
No. 1205 -- House Miscellaneous Document | View Index
Statistics of the United States in 1860

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39th Congress, 1865-1867

No. 1241 -- Senate Report
Reports Made to the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
No. 1274 -- House Report No. 101 | View Index
Memphis Riots and Massacres
No. 1276 -- Senate Executive Document No. 6
Laws in Relation to Freedmen

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40th Congress, 1867-1869

No. 1353 -- House Miscellaneous Document | View Index
Paris Universal Exposition, 1867, Volume 3
No. 1391 -- House Report No. 45 | View Index
Treatment of Prisoners of War by the Rebel Authorities

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41st Congress, 1869-1871

No. 1394 -- Senate Executive Document No. 11 | View Index
Recognition of Rebel Belligerency, Volume 1
No. 1395 -- Senate Executive Document No. 11 | View Index
Enforcement on Neutrality. Rebel Operations from Canada, Volume 2
No. 1396 -- Senate Executive Document No. 11 | View Index
Rebel Cruisers, Volume 3
No. 1397 -- Senate Executive Document No. 11 | View Navigator
Claims Against Great Britain, Volume 4
No. 1398 -- Senate Executive Document No. 11 | View Navigator
Claims Against Great Britain, Volume 5
No. 1430 -- House Executive Document | View Navigator
Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture on the Diseases of Cattle in the United States
No. 1440 -- Senate Executive Document No. 51
Yellowstone Expedition of 1870

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42nd Congress, 1871-1873

No. 1482 -- Senate Miscellaneous Document No. 120
Encouragement of the growth of timber on western prairies
No. 1528 -- House Report No. 26
The Yellowstone Park
No. 1545 -- Senate Executive Document No. 35
Report of the Superintendent of the Yellowstone National Park to the Secretary of the Interior for the year 1872

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45th Congress, 1877-1879

No. 1791 -- Senate Report No. 523
Mr. Wadleigh, from the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the following report to accompany bill S. Res. 12.
No. 1805 -- House Executive Document No. 73
Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah. With maps. By J.W. Powell

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49th Congress, 1885-1887

No. 2361 -- Senate Report No. 1281
Granting Seal Rocks to San Francisco
No. 2443 -- House Report No. 2649
Granting Seal Rocks to San Francisco
No. 2445 -- House Report No. 3415
Granting Seal Rocks to San Francisco

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50th Congress, 1887-1889

No. 2584 -- House Miscellaneous Document No. 603
The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Volume I
No. 2585 -- House Miscellaneous Document No. 603
The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Volume II
No. 2586 -- House Miscellaneous Document No. 603
The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Volume III
No. 2587 -- House Miscellaneous Document No. 603
The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Volume IV
No. 2588 -- House Miscellaneous Document No. 603
The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Volume V
No. 2589 -- House Miscellaneous Document No. 603
The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Volume VI

See also The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States


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51st Congress, 1889-1891

No. 2361 -- Senate Report No. 1281
Granting Seal Rocks to San Francisco
No. 2682 -- Senate Executive Document No. 36
Preservation of the forests on the public domain
No. 2698 -- Senate Miscellaneous Document No. 51
Destruction of Forests of the United States. Senate Miscellaneous Document No. 51. Memorial of Albert Borcherdt of Denver, Colo.
No. 2711 -- Senate Report No. 1576
Mr. Blair, from the Committee on Woman Suffrage, submitted the following report to accompany S. Res. 1
No. 2808 -- House Report No. 317
Timber-Culture Laws

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52nd Congress, 1891-1893

No. 3072 -- Senate Report No. 1143
Mr. Warren, from the Select Committee on Woman Suffrage, submitted the following report to accompany S.R. 129

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53rd Congress, 1893-1895

No. 3270 -- House Report No. 658
Protection of Game in Yellowstone National Park

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54th Congress, 1895-1897

No. 3353 -- Senate Document No. 157
Report of hearing before the Committee on Woman Suffrage, January 28, 1896
No. 3470 -- Senate Document No. 123
Free Kindergartens

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56th Congress, 1899-1901

No. 3877 -- Senate Document No. 393
Report on the Big Trees of California
No. 3889 -- Senate Report No. 533
Acquisition of Certain Lands in California
No. 4014 -- House Document No. 736 | View navigator | View map of Bering Strait and vicinity, 1898
Eighteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1896-97, Part 1
No. 4015 -- House Document No. 736Includes Maps
Eighteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1896-97, Part 2

See also Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784-1894

No. 4022 -- House Report No. 436
Certain Groves of Big Trees in California
No. 4022 -- House Report No. 474
Enlarging the Powers of the Department of Agriculture, etc.
No. 4024 -- House Report No. 993
Rights of Way through Parks, Reservations, and other Public Lands
No. 4027 -- House Report No. 1850
Rights of Way through Certain Parks, etc.
No. 4214 -- House Report No. 2981
Second Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper

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57th Congress, 1901-1903

No. 4246 -- Senate Document No. 356
Report of Irrigation Investigations in California under the direction of Elwood Mead
No. 4249 -- Senate Document No. 446
Irrigation of Arid Lands; Mr. Stewart presented the following: Extracts on the Subject of Irrigation from the Message of the President, Speeches of Members of Congress, Documents, etc. - Broad National Benefits - Irrigation of Arid Lands Will Help East and West Alike - No Competition with Eastern Agriculture
No. 4257 -- Senate Report No. 254
Reclamation of Arid Lands
No. 4402 -- House Report No. 794
Reclamation of Arid Lands, Part I
No. 4402 -- House Report No. 794
Reclamation of Arid Lands, Part II
No. 4404 -- House Report No. 1468
Reclamation of Arid Lands
No. 4405 -- House Report No. 1954
Irrigation Investigation in California
No. 4407 -- House Report No. 2479
Receipts from the Sale and Disposal of Public Lands, etc.

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58th Congress, 1903-1905

No. 4587 -- Senate Document No. 24
The Hart Farm School : statement of account between the United States and the Hart Farm School for the support and maintenance of certain Government wards
No. 4610 -- Senate Document No. 234
Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865, Volume I
No. 4611 -- Senate Document No. 234
Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865, Volume II
No. 4612 -- Senate Document No. 234
Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865, Volume III
No. 4613 -- Senate Document No. 234
Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865, Volume IV
No. 4614 -- Senate Document No. 234
Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865, Volume V
No. 4615 -- Senate Document No. 234
Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865, Volume VI
No. 4616 -- Senate Document No. 234
Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865, Volume VII

See also Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865

No. 4766 -- Senate Document No. 189
Report of the Public lands commission. With appendix

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59th Congress, 1905-1907

No. 4905 -- Senate Report No. 3797
Preservation of American Antiquities
No. 4906 -- House Report No. 2224
Preservation of American Antiquities

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60th Congress, 1907-1909

No. 5384 -- House Report No. 2085
Granting use of Hetch Hetchy to city of San Francisco
No. 5397 -- Senate Document No. 676
Report of the National conservation commission. February, 1909. Special message from the President of the United States transmitting a report of the National Conservation commission, with accompanying papers

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61st Congress, 1909-1911

No. 5592 -- House Report No. 983
Withdrawals of Public Lands in Certain Cases
No. 5593 -- House Report No. 1120
To Prevent Dumping of Refuse Material into Lake Michigan
No. 5593 -- House Report No. 1613
Dumping of Refuse Material in Lake Michigan at or near Chicago

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63rd Congress, 1913-1915

No. 6510 -- Senate Report No. 113
Hetch Hetchy Grant to San Francisco
No. 6513 -- House Report No. 41
Hetch Hetchy Grant to San Francisco

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64th Congress, 1915-1917

No. 6899 -- Senate Report No. 662
National Park Service
No. 6904 -- House Report No. 700
National Park Service
No. 6905 -- House Report No. 1136
National Park Service

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Maps

No. 289 -- House Document No. 181
A map of part of Alabama & Florida, showing the route of the proposed Columbus & Pensacola Rail Road, accompanying the report of Major J. D. Graham, U.S. Topographical Engr. Feb. 6th, 1836; drawn chiefly from the original surveys in the Gen. Land Office at Washington by Wm. R. Palmer, U.S. Asst. Civil Engr.
No. 314 -- Senate Document No. 57
Map of the country embracing the various routes surveyed for the Western & Atlantic Rail Road of Georgia, under the direction of Lieut. Col. S. H. Long, Chief Engineer, 1837, U.S. Topographical Bureau M. H. Stansbury, Del.
No. 331 -- House Document No. 465
Map of the routes examined and surveyed for the Winchester and Potomac Rail Road, State of Virginia, under the direction of Capt. J. D. Graham, U.S. Top. Eng., 1831 and 1832
No. 461 -- Senate Executive Document No. 174
Map of an exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 and to Oregon & North California in the years 1843-44 / by Brevet Capt. J.C. Fremont, of the Corps of Topographical Engineers under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert, Chief of the Topographical Bureau
No. 1213 -- Supplemental to Senate report no. 142, 38th Congress, 2d session (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1866). v. 2, fol. p. 190.
Position of troops at sunset August 28th, 1862. [Second Manassas battle]
No. 1213 -- Supplemental to Senate report no. 142, 38th Congress, 2d session (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1866). v. 2, fol. p. 190.
Map showing the positions of both armies August 27th, 1862 at night. [Second Manassas battle]
No. 1213 -- Supplemental to Senate report no. 142, 38th Congress, 2d session (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1866). v. 2, fol. p. 190.
Battlefield of Cedar Mountain, August 9th, 1862
No. 1213 -- Supplemental to Senate report no. 142, 38th Congress, 2d session (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1866). v. 2, fol. p. 56.
Map showing the system of rebel fortifications on the Mississippi River at Island no. 10 and New Madrid, also the operations of the U.S. forces under General John Pope against these positions
No. 1213 -- Supplemental to Senate report no. 142, 38th Congress, 2d session (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1866). v. 2, fol. p. 190.
Battlefield of Manassas, Va. close of the action August 29th, 1862
No. 1213 -- Supplemental to Senate report no. 142, 38th Congress, 2d session (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1866). v. 2, fol. p.23.
Sketch showing route pursued in the advance to Goldsboro, N.C., in Dec. 1862 Bowen & Co., lith., Phila.
No. 1213 -- Supplemental to Senate report no. 142, 38th Congress, 2d session (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1866). v. 2, fol. p. 16.
Sketch showing route of the Burnside expedition [to Roanoke Island, N.C., February 6, 1862] Bowen & Co., lith., Phila.
No. 1213 -- Supplemental to Senate report no. 142, 38th Congress, 2d session (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1866). v. 2, fol. p. 16.
Sketch showing the route to Newbern, pursued by the Burnside expedition, March 13 & 14, 1862 Bowen & Co., lith., Philada.
No. 1213 -- Supplemental to Senate report no. 142, 38th Congress, 2d session (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1866). v. 2, fol. p. 16.
Sketch of Roanoke Island, N.C. [February 8, 1862] Bowen & Co., lith., Phila. [1866].
No. 3346 -- From House report no. 1763, 53rd Congress, 2d session.
Yellowstone National Park boundaries
No. 4014 -- From House document No. 736, 56th Congress, 1st session.
Distribution of the Eskimo about Bering Strait
No. 4015 -- From House document No. 736, 56th Congress, 1st session.
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