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    <title>John Sibley correspondence, 1804 August 15</title>
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    <namePart>Sibley, John</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1757-1837</namePart>
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  <abstract>ALS (Louisiana) from Sibley to an unnamed recipient providing an account of the Louisiana Territory at the time of cession.  Includes extracts from Sibley's journals describing agriculture, commerce, inhabitants, settlements, and topography of New Orleans, La., and the surrounding region.</abstract>
  <note>Open to research.</note>
  <note>Physician, public official, and Indian agent from Louisiana.</note>
  <note>Collection material in English.</note>
  <note>Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.</note>
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    <topic>Agriculture</topic>
    <geographic>Louisiana</geographic>
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    <topic>Cities and towns</topic>
    <geographic>Louisiana</geographic>
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    <geographic>Louisiana</geographic>
    <topic>Commerce</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>Louisiana</geographic>
    <topic>Description and travel</topic>
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    <geographic>Louisiana</geographic>
    <topic>History</topic>
    <temporal>1803-1865</temporal>
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    <geographic>Louisiana</geographic>
    <topic>Social life and customs</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>New Orleans (La.)</geographic>
    <topic>Description and travel</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>New Orleans (La.)</geographic>
    <topic>History</topic>
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    <occupation>Indian agents</occupation>
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