June 11, 1858
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of War, with the accompanying papers,* in obedience to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 2d of June, 1858.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
*Copies of contracts for deepening the channels of the Southwest Pass and Pass a l'Outre, at the mouth of the Mississippi River, etc.
James Buchanan, Message to the House of Representatives on Mississippi River Improvements Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/202791