Ohio archæological and historical quarterly (1887)
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe · leaf 271
can soldiers comprising a detachmentof dragoons in red uniformwith contingents of artillery, infantry and carabineer. TheAmericans drew up in parade form opposite the French troops,who had likewise assembled in the open square. The authorizedofficials with the city dignitaries, ecclesiastics and… … I.OUISIANA TERRITORY PURCHASE. selves respectively on his right and left. The legal formalitiesof the previous three weeks were then repeated; Laussatdelivered the keys of the city to Claiborne who was tobe the first territorial Governor of Louisiana, and Laussatpublicly absolved the French…
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