Papers, 1760-1850.

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Papers, 1760-1850.

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Family and business papers of Dubreuil, a French monarchist, lieutenant colonel of the French Army, who was stationed in Santo Domingo during part of the French Revolution and who later became the founder of a wealthy cane and cotton-planting family of Louisiana. Includes petitions, proposed laws, census returns, treasury reports, copies of speeches made in the Louisiana Territorial Legislature regarding Louisiana's relationship to the U.S. government, and a volume of verse.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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