Plat, field notes, etc. of Lafayette warrant no. 4, Feb. 11, 1808 - Plat, field notes, etc. of Lafayette warrant no. 4, Feb. 11, 1808

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Title
Plat, field notes, etc. of Lafayette warrant no. 4, Feb. 11, 1808
Creator
Morgan, Chas [Charles]
Contributor
Louisiana. Surveyor General.
Date Created
1808-02-11
Subject
Plats
Surveys (land)
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Louisiana--Surveys
Pointe Coupee Parish (La.)--Surveys
Boyd, R. W., surveyor general
Pradelles, Benedicte van
Description
True copy of a survey of a tract of land near the Mississippi River, Pointe Coupee, Eastern District of Territory of Orleans, for Major General La Fayette, made by C. [Charles] Morgan. In recognition for his military service and monetary support of the United States' cause in the American Revolution, in 1803 Congress voted to give Lafayette a grant of 11,520 acres of land, eventually located in Louisiana. Verification that the land was not claimed by other persons is also on the document and signed by B. [Benedicte] Van Pradelles, Register of the Land Office of the Eastern District of the Territory of Orleans. The original plat was made Feb. 11, 1808; this copy is noted to have been sent to the Surveyor General's Office of Donaldsonville, La., Oct. 3rd, 1849. On p. [2] of the document, R. W. Boyd, Surveyor General, notes, "The foregoing is a true copy of an unauthenticated document, sent to this office with a letter, dated February 1st 1836, from the commissioner of the General Land Office, and now on file in this office."
Note
[3] p. on 1 leaf ; 42 x 54 cm. folded to 42 x 27 cm. Scale not given. Title from p. [3]. 3 digital pages.
Type of Resource
text
Media Type
jp2
Language Code
en
Source
William Waller Survey Collection, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, (http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special ) Baton Rouge, La.
Digital Collection
Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Collection
Contact Information
E-mail lsudiglib@lsu.edu with questions or comments. See instructions for ordering reprints of this item here: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/services/duplication.html
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. In accordance with U. S. copyright laws, this work is in the public domain.
Cite As
The Louisiana Purchase: A Heritage Explored, Louisiana Digital Library, Baton Rouge, La.
Item Number
lb000177_0001
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