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Louisiana

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Miami Chief Little Turtle collection

 Collection — Folder S1417
Identifier: S1417
Scope and Contents There are two items in this collection and both are copies of the same undated letter. The text of the letter is thus: "Louisiana. St. Louis west of the Mississippi. My Friend and Brother, Whatever may be my distance from you, I always keep you in my heart. Our Father, the President, having appointed me Governor of the country on this side [of] the Great River, I have pitched my camp on the Bank of the Missouri with my warriors, about twelve miles from this place, where I should be...
Dates: circa 1747-1812