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Title

  • An account of Louisiana : laid before Congress by direction of the president of the United States, November 14, 1803: comprising an account of its boundaries, history, cities, towns, and settlements ...

Names

  • United States. President (1801-1809 : Jefferson)
  • Sibley, John, 1757-1837.
  • United States. Congress 1803-1804)

Created / Published

  • Providence : Printed by Heaton & Williams., [1803]

Headings

  • -  Louisiana--Description and travel
  • -  Louisiana--Politics and government--To 1803
  • -  Law--Louisiana
  • -  Louisiana Purchase

Notes

  • -  A compilation made by direction of President Jefferson from information furnished by Dr. John Sibley, of Natchitoches, La., and others.--cf. Jefferson's writings, ed. by P.L. Ford, v. 10, 1899, p. 338; and S.L. Mitchill's Discourse on .... Jefferson, 1826, p. 27
  • -  Also found in American state papers ; miscellaneous, v. 1, Washington, 1834, p. 344-356, under title: Description of Louisiana.
  • -  Signature of John Baile
  • -  LAC snh 2019-07-12 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 72 p. ; 17 cm. (12mo in 6s)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F373 .U584

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 01010852

OCLC Number

  • 2477269

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

United States President, John Sibley, and United States Congress ). An account of Louisiana: laid before Congress by direction of the president of the United States,: comprising an account of its boundaries, history, cities, towns, and settlements. [Providence: Printed by Heaton & Williams, 1803] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/01010852/.

APA citation style:

United States President, Sibley, J. & United States Congress ). (1803) An account of Louisiana: laid before Congress by direction of the president of the United States,: comprising an account of its boundaries, history, cities, towns, and settlements. [Providence: Printed by Heaton & Williams] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/01010852/.

MLA citation style:

United States President, John Sibley, and United States Congress ). An account of Louisiana: laid before Congress by direction of the president of the United States,: comprising an account of its boundaries, history, cities, towns, and settlements. [Providence: Printed by Heaton & Williams, 1803] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/01010852/>.