Letter : Opelousas, [La.], to Dear Sir, 1806 Mar. 5.

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Letter : Opelousas, [La.], to Dear Sir, 1806 Mar. 5.

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March 5, 1805, letter from Magruder in his capacity as federal land agent, to an unknown correspondent, regarding the federal law governing the registration of land claims in Louisiana and the status of registration in his Opelousas, La., district.

1 item (2 folded sheets (8 p.)) ; 34 cm.

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U.S. senator, lawyer, and author. Born in Kentucky, Magruder practiced law at Lexington before his appointment as federal land agent at Opelousas, La., July 8, 1805. He was dismissed from this post in 1806, and resumed his law practice at Opelousas, 1806-1812 and 1813-1822. Magruder served on the committee to draft the Louisiana constitution in 1812 and in the U.S. Senate, Nov. 3, 1812-Mar. 3, 1813. He was the author of "Reflections on the cession of Louisiana" (1803) an...