Messages to the Council, 1836-1852, 1860-1862.

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Messages to the Council, 1836-1852, 1860-1862.

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Letterbooks in which are recorded the outgoing letters of the Mayor to the various Councilmanic bodies functioning in the city during the indicated years. These communications served more or less as official messages to the Council, although there does not appear to be any statutory basis for the practice. The messages contain a wealth of sometimes detailed information on the problems facing the city and the manner in which those problems were addressed. Typically, the Mayor would notify the Council of the existence of a problem requiring attention, possibly suggesting a solution of his own. Also included are notices of the Mayor's approval or disapproval of Council ordinances and resolutions. In some instances communications addressed to the Mayor, or copies of such communications, were enclosed for the information and/or consideration of the Council. A reading of the proceedings of prior and/or subsequent Council meetings along with the individual messages should provide a fuller understanding of the processes at work. The volumes in subseries I-IV are manuscript copies; the volume in subseries V is made up of letterpress copies. The messages in subseries I duplicate in part the original communications in the series: New Orleans (La.) First Municipality Council. Messages from the Mayor, 1836-1851; those in subseries IV duplicate in part the originals in the series: New Orleans (La.) General Council. Messages from the Mayor, 1836-1852. These, and additional messages, may also be transcribed in the proceedings of the various Councils and may also be included in the published proceedings of Council meetings in the newspapers and elsewhere. Volume 2 of subseries I is also available in a typewritten translation (in two parts) prepared by the WPA. The translators also prepared detailed tables of contents in preparing the translations.

Original manuscripts, 10 v.Typewritten translations, 2 v.

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