Official letter from [Pierre Clément de] Laussat, Colonial Prefect of the French Government, New Orleans, to [Thomas] Villanueva, Commandant of Valenzuela at the fork of the Chitimachas
Laussat informed Villanueva that upon receipt of the letter he was to give command of his district to United States Commissioners Claiborne and Wilkinson. He was also to turn over to them the archives of the post, which was to come under United States domination.
