Report regarding the high mortality of American troops under Gen. James Wilkinson at Terre au Boeuff near New Orleans in 1809 [manuscript] 1811.

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Report regarding the high mortality of American troops under Gen. James Wilkinson at Terre au Boeuff near New Orleans in 1809 [manuscript] 1811.

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