To Thomas Jefferson from William C. C. Claiborne, 23 December 1804

From William C. C. Claiborne

Nw. Orleans December 23rd. 1804

Dear Sir,

I have the honor to enclose you a plan of the City of New-Orleans.

It will shew you the situation and extent of the commons claimed by the City, and also of the vacant Land on the Canal of Carondulet, which I alluded to in my Letter of yesterday.

I am Dr Sir, With great respect Your faithful friend

Wm. C. C. Claiborne

RC (DLC); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson President of the U. States”; endorsed by TJ as received 18 Feb. 1805 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure not found. Enclosed in John Witherspoon Smith to TJ, 12 Feb. 1805.

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Title: To Thomas Jefferson from William C. C. Claiborne, 23 December 1804
Author: Claiborne, William C. C.
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 23 December 1804

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Cite as: “To Thomas Jefferson from William C. C. Claiborne, 23 December 1804,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-45-02-0239. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 45, 11 November 1804 to 8 March 1805, ed. James P. McClure et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021, p. 226.]

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