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Book/Printed Material An account of Louisiana : being an abstract of documents in the offices of the Departments of State and of the Treasury.

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Title

  • An account of Louisiana : being an abstract of documents in the offices of the Departments of State and of the Treasury.

Names

  • United States. President (1801-1809 : Jefferson)
  • Sibley, John, 1757-1837.
  • William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Jefferson Exhibit Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Documents of the First Fourteen Congresses Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Washington?] : Duane, printer, [1803?]

Headings

  • -  Louisiana--Description and travel
  • -  Louisiana--Politics and government
  • -  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, 1892-99, v. 8, p. 402; and S.L. Mitchill's Discourse on ... Jefferson, 1826, p. 27. Also found in American state papers; Miscellaneous, Washington 1834, v. 1, p. 344-356, under title, Description of Louisiana. Transmitted to Congress by Jefferson Nov. 14, 1803.
  • -  Signatures: [A]⁴ B-F⁴ G² (G2 blank).
  • -  Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, 5197
  • -  LC has another copy under LC assigned Greely no. 8S1D9.
  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  AC901.M5 vol. 922 Copy 1 transferred from the Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection to the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. he04 2018-07-12
  • -  LAC tnb 2021-01-28 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC snh 2019-07-12 no edits (2 card)
  • -  LAC ael 2021-02-09 no edits (2 cards)
  • -  LAC ael 2022-06-07 update (2 cards)

Medium

  • 50, [2] p. ; 23 cm (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F373 .U582
  • AC901 .D8 vol. 102, no. 10
  • AC901 .M5 vol. 373, no. 9
  • AC901 .M5 vol. 922 Copy 1 Forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. With: Duane, William. Mississippi question ... Philadelphia, 1803 -- Brown, Charles Brockden. An address to the government of the United States ... A new edition ... [Philadelphia], 1803 -- Brown, Charles Brockden. Monroe's embassy, or, The conduct of the government ... [Philadelphia], 1803 -- Duane, William. The Mississippi question, fairly stated ... Philadelphia, 1803 -- Smith, William Stephens. Remarks on the late infraction of treaty ... New-York, 1803 -- Dickinson, John. An address on the past, present, and eventual relations ... New-York, 1803 -- Alston, Joseph. A short review of the late proceedings at New Orleans ... South-Carolina, 1807 -- Bacon, Francis. [Reading on the Statute of uses] Reading upon the Statute of uses ... London, 1785 -- Jenkinson, Charles. A discourse on the conduct of the government ... A new edition. London, 1801. Issued separately.
  • AC901 .M5 vol. 936, no. 6
  • 8 S 1 D 9
  • 8 H 1 D 19 48 p. appendix, lxxxix p. 21 cm.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 06002118

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United States President, John Sibley, William Duane Pamphlet Collection, Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection, Jefferson Exhibit Collection, and Documents Of The First Fourteen Congresses Collection. An account of Louisiana: being an abstract of documents in the offices of the Departments of State and of the Treasury. [Washington?: Duane, printer, ?, 1803] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/06002118/.

APA citation style:

United States President, Sibley, J., William Duane Pamphlet Collection, Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection, Jefferson Exhibit Collection & Documents Of The First Fourteen Congresses Collection. (1803) An account of Louisiana: being an abstract of documents in the offices of the Departments of State and of the Treasury. [Washington?: Duane, printer, ?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/06002118/.

MLA citation style:

United States President, et al. An account of Louisiana: being an abstract of documents in the offices of the Departments of State and of the Treasury. [Washington?: Duane, printer, ?, 1803] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/06002118/>.