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Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817. William C.C. Claiborne letter book, 1804-1811 (bulk 1804-1805).

Title: William C.C. Claiborne letter book, 1804-1811 (bulk 1804-1805).

The collection consists of a fair copy letter book (1804-1805), two manuscript letters with typescript copies, and a proclamation of William C. C. Claiborne. The letter book contains 218 items of official and some personal correspondence of Claiborne reflecting his relationship with administrative superiors, describing his efforts to maintain peaceful relations with the Spanish authorities and the Native Americans, particularly the Caddo and the Choctaw Indians, discussing problems occasioned by the importation of Negroes, the establishment of a legislative council and a judicial system, the revival of the Louisiana bank, Spanish land grants and surveys in the Natchez District, Catholic disputes in the district of Saint Bernard, irregularities in the postal service, shipments of supplies to Fort Stoddard and Fort Stephens, his relationship with municipal authorities in New Orleans and commanding officers of military posts at Natchitoches, Ouachita, Concordia, Pointe Coupee, Plaquemine, and Saint John the Baptist. Letters by Claiborne are chiefly to James Madison, Secretary of State; Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury; President Thomas Jefferson; Marquis de Casa Calvo; Sheriff Louis Kerr; James Brown; James Petit, Mayor of New Orleans; J. B. Provost; and to commandants and other military officers of the various districts of the territory of Orleans. Letters received by Claiborne include many by the above figures, including Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Louis Kerr, J. B. Prevost, Albert Gallatin, and the Marquis de Casa Calvo among others. A few personal letters of Claiborne and his family are included. The collection includes an act, approved and signed by William C. C. Claiborne, providing for bounty payments for the killing or execution of slaves who were involved in an insurrection in the Territory of Orleans, and in the burning of dwellings.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.1 ms. v. ; 36 x 24 cm.1 microfilm reel.

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