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1. French and American Claims Commission records, 1861-1884

   7,000 items. 21 containers. 8.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Commission established in 1880 by a treaty between the governments of France and the United States to resolve outstanding claims by French citizens residing in the United States for property confiscated or destroyed during the Civil War. Correspondence, petitions, inventories, depositions, lists, certificates, and receipts. Includes material relating to the Union Army's western offensive and occupation of New Orleans and to protests by French residents of Bagdad, Mexico, a settlement attacked and pillaged by U.S. Army soldiers in January 1866.

2. E.B. Washburne papers, 1829-1915

   37,000 items. 144 containers. 31.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   United States representative from Illinois, diplomat, lawyer, and historian. Principally correspondence covering most phases of Washburne's career from his election to Congress in 1852 until 1882. Includes letterbooks, 1869-1877, of official correspondence and communications during Washburne's term as minister to France.

3. The Gambia map collection, 1670-1965

   2 drawers. 36 folders. 37 maps. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Gambia map collection consists of 37 maps depicting The Gambia at the whole country, region, and city level, covering a variety of subjects and uses. These maps make up a small part of the Geography and Map Division's holdings of maps that were acquired before the advent of digital cataloging in the 1970s. Maps of administrative boundaries make up the bulk of the collection.