Petition submitted by Daniel Clark, New Orleans, to Juan Ventura Morales, Royal Intendant of Louisiana, New Orleans

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Clark requested Morales to furnish him a certified copy of 1795 contract between Governor Carondelet and the Marquis de Maison Rouge to establish immigrant families in the Ouachita Valley, and a copy of the royal Decree of 1795 July 14 by which the King approved the agreement. Clark also inquired whether Maison Rouge had fulfilled the terms of the concession. There followed a copy of an endorsement, dated 1803 August 1 and signed by Gilberto Leonard and Manuel Armirez certifying that Maison Rouge had complied punctually with contractual obligations.

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Title: Petition submitted by Daniel Clark, New Orleans, to Juan Ventura Morales, Royal Intendant of Louisiana, New Orleans
Date Created: 1803-08-01
Description: Clark requested Morales to furnish him a certified copy of 1795 contract between Governor Carondelet and the Marquis de Maison Rouge to establish immigrant families in the Ouachita Valley, and a copy of the royal Decree of 1795 July 14 by which the King approved the agreement. Clark also inquired whether Maison Rouge had fulfilled the terms of the concession. There followed a copy of an endorsement, dated 1803 August 1 and signed by Gilberto Leonard and Manuel Armirez certifying that Maison Rouge had complied punctually with contractual obligations.
Topical Subject(s): Documents
Petitions
Nobility
Governors
Settlements
Language: spa
Notes (Physical): Document. Undated, uncertified copy. In Spanish. [An English translation of the latter certificate appears in: American State Papers Public Lands, IV, 52. This document is filed under the date of the one to which it is attached, the Maison Rouge-Carondelet Contract of 1795 March 17.]
Type of Resource: text
Source: Rosemonde E. & Emile Kuntz collection: Spanish colonial period, 1769-1803, Manuscripts Collection 600, La Research Collection
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