1. Enclosure No. 1 is William C. C. Claiborne’s pardon of Mariano Rocha of Orleans County, 27 Nov. 1806 (1 p.), for the crime of larceny.

2. Enclosure No. 2 is W. C. C. Claiborne’s pardon of Lukin Knowle of Orleans County, 21 Oct. 1806 (1 p.), for the crime of larceny.

3. Enclosure No. 3 is W. C. C. Claiborne’s partial pardon of Anselme Roman of Acadia County, 13 Jul. 1806 (1 p.), for the crimes of assault and battery. Claiborne commuted Roman’s fine of $500 but left in force the remainder of his sentence of one month in prison as well as the requirement that he give security to preserve the peace for twelve months.

4. Enclosure No. 4 is W. C. C. Claiborne’s pardon of Robert Armstrong of Attakapas County, 29 Sept. 1806 (1 p.), for the crime of assault.

5. Enclosure No. 5 is a proclamation by W. C. C. Claiborne, 16 Dec. 1806 (3 pp.), warning the citizens of Orleans Territory not to participate in or conceal knowledge of Aaron Burr’s “Traitorous Project” against the United States. “That no one may remain ignorant of the fatal consequences which may await,” Claiborne declared that persons adjudged guilty of such treasonous acts risked imprisonment, fines, and even death. He quoted in full sections 1 and 2 of the 30 April 1790 “Act for the Punishment of certain Crimes against the United States” and section 5 of the 5 June 1794 “Act in addition to the act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States” (U.S. Statutes at Large, 1:112, 381, 384).

6. Enclosure No. 6 is W C. C. Claiborne’s writ of election notice to the sheriff of Iberville County, 4 Nov. 1806 (2 pp.). Claiborne authorized the sheriff to convene an election for 1–3 December to fill the seat left vacant by Joseph Le Blanc when he resigned as representative of the Fifth District of Orleans Territory. Claiborne directed the sheriff to ask election judges or commissioners to determine poll times, to ensure that potential voters were qualified under the law, and to submit the name of the newly elected representative once the results were known, according to law.

7. Enclosure No. 7 is a 17 August 1806 contract between W. C. C. Claiborne and Cowles Mead, acting governor of Mississippi Territory (3 pp.), made after receiving word that a Spanish force had crossed the Sabine River to establish a garrison near Bayou Pierre, not far from Natchitoches. The agreement called for U.S. troops stationed at Natchitoches, with support from the Orleans Territory militia if required, to force the Spanish unit to the west bank of the Sabine. Claiborne was to travel from New Orleans to the counties of Rapides and Natchitoches to “encourage” the calling up of the militia. To protect New Orleans and both territories, the Mississippi militia was to “be placed on the best possible footing,” and Mead was to dispatch his militia “immediately” if the Spanish threatened New Orleans or attacked Natchitoches. The combined forces would be placed under the direction of James Wilkinson when he returned to New Orleans, on order of the U.S. president. During Claiborne’s absence from New Orleans, Mead would communicate with the city’s mayor, John Watkins, to learn of events there. Finally, Claiborne and Meade committed to maintaining communication with each other on “all occurrences of importance.”

8. Enclosure No. 8 is the “Return of Appointments in the Militia of the Territory of Orleans, from the 1st. day of July 1806, to the 31st. day of December 1806, inclusive” (4 pp.; dated 31 Dec. 1806 and signed by R. Claiborne for the secretary of the territory). The report lists names, ranks, and dates of commission for sixty-eight militia members, including officers of the general staff, cavalry, regiments, and volunteers.

9. Enclosure No. 9 is the “Return of Civil Appointments in the Territory of Orleans from the 1st. day of July 1806, to the 31st. day of Decr. 1806, inclusive” (2 pp.; dated 31 Dec. 1806 and signed by R. Claiborne for the secretary of the territory). The report lists county officers, including names and dates of appointments for justices of the peace from Orleans, German Coast, and Attakapas; the sheriff of Rapides; the notary public of Orleans; auctioneers of Iberville and German Coast; the treasurer of German Coast; the coroner of Attakapas; the clerk of German Coast; and a judge of Lafourche.

10. Enclosure No. 10 is “A General return of the Census of the Territory of Orleans taken for the year 1806” (1 p.; dated 31 Dec. 1806 and signed by R. Claiborne for the secretary of the territory; docketed by Graham). The census shows a total population of 55,534 in twelve counties (German Coast, Iberville, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, Opelousas, Rapides, Natchitoches, Orleans, Attakapas, Ouachita, Acadia, and Concordia): 6,884 white men aged twenty-one and older; 7,166 white men under twenty-one; 11,443 white women of all ages; 3,350 free people of color; 22,701 enslaved persons of all ages and sexes; and a “supposed” undifferentiated count of 3,990 for Concordia County.