An account of Louisiana
Subtitle: being an abstract of documents, in the offices of the Departments of State and of the Treasury.
Contributors: Sibley, John, 1757-1837.
Publisher: Printed by William Duane ...
Published: 1803
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Louisiana Purchase.; Louisiana -- Description and travel.; Louisiana -- Politics and government.
Notes: Shaw & Shoemaker 3617
A compilation made by direction of President Jefferson from information furnished by Dr. John Sibley of Natchitoches, La., and others. Cf. Jefferson's writings, ed. by P.L. Ford, 1892-99, v. 8, p. 402; and S.L. Mitchill's Discourse on ... Jefferson, 1826, p. 27.  Also found in American state papers; Miscellaneous, Washington 1834, v. 1, p. 344-356, under title, Description of Louisiana. (Appendix under title: Digest of the laws of Louisiana). Transmitted to Congress: the Account, Nov. 14, 1803, and the Appendix (of which documents II-VI are included in this ed.) Nov. 29, 1803.