1. The first enclosure is John Ward Gurley to Claiborne, 25 July 1805 (5 pp.; docketed by Wagner; printed in Carter, Territorial Papers, Orleans, description begins Clarence Carter et al., eds., The Territorial Papers of the United States (28 vols.; Washington, 1934–75). description ends 9:476–78), announcing his intention to tour “the western and northern part of this Territory” to explain the law regulating land titles in Orleans Territory and to forestall efforts already being made to incite alarm among the populace. He added that he would not make the trip if Claiborne thought “any public inconvenience” would result from Gurley’s absence from New Orleans. For the 2 Mar. 1805 “act for ascertaining and adjusting the titles and claims to land, within the territory of Orleans, and the district of Louisiana,” see U.S. Statutes at Large, description begins The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America… (17 vols.; Boston, 1848–73). description ends 2:324–29. The second enclosure (2 pp.; docketed by Wagner; printed in Rowland, Claiborne Letter Books, description begins Dunbar Rowland, ed., Official Letter Books of W. C. C. Claiborne, 1801–1816 (6 vols.; Jackson, Miss., 1917). description ends 3:140–41) is a copy of Claiborne’s 28 July reply stating that he believed the proposed tour for the reasons given would be “highly useful” and adding that Gurley could “best determine” how far his duties as register would allow his absence from the city “for so short a time.”