Orleans Territory. Governor (1804-1812 : Claiborne)
A proclamation
Circular, New Orleans, November 8th, 1804
Message from the President of the United States, communicating to Congress, an extract of a letter from Governor Claiborne to the Secretary of State
Sir, I have the honor to enclose you several copies of a proclamation, issued in conformity to a late act of congress further providing for the government of the Territory of Orleans ..
Sir, in the unsettled, declining moments of a government, or in the Passage of countries from one dominion to another, it often happens that laws are evaded and municipal regulation entirely neglected ..
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