Letter, William C. C. Claiborner to Col. Alexander De Clouet, 1814

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Letter, William C.C. Claiborne to Col. Alexander De Clouet, instructing him to be alert to "Agents of the Enemy busily engaged in exciting Negroes to insurrection" as British troops approached New Orleans.

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Title

Letter, William C. C. Claiborner to Col. Alexander De Clouet, 1814

Correspondent

Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817

Addressee

Clouet, Alexander De

Date Created

1814-09-19

Description

Letter, William C.C. Claiborne to Col. Alexander De Clouet, instructing him to be alert to "Agents of the Enemy busily engaged in exciting Negroes to insurrection" as British troops approached New Orleans.

Topical Subject(s)

Louisiana--History--War of 1812
Slave insurrections--United States

Geographical Subject(s)

Louisiana

Publisher

Tulane University Digital Library

Language

eng

Identifier (local)

claiborneletter_1814

Extent

1 page

Type of Resource

text

Source

French Colonial, Spanish Colonial, and Nineteenth-Century Louisiana Documents Digital Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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https://archives.tulane.edu/repositories/3/resources/1361

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Tulane University: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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https://library.tulane.edu/tusc

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