Scope and Content Note
The collection of Louisiana Miscellany, spanning the years 1724-1837, consists of correspondence, reports, legal papers, maps, sketches, financial matter, a surveyor’s notebook, and other material relating to the early history of Louisiana under French, Spanish, and American control. Among the personal as well as official documents are letters of Charles Laveau Trudeau, vital statistics from family Bibles and tombstones, papers relating to the purchase of Louisiana by the United States, and a manuscript copy of the French explorer Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe’s Journal historique de l ́etablissement des François á Louisiane.
Dates
- Creation: 1724-1837
Language of Materials
Collection material in French, English, and Spanish
Access and Restrictions
The Louisiana Miscellany is open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Copyright Status
It is the researcher's responsibility to determine requirements of domestic copyright laws and international treaties and conventions.
Extent
11 containers
5 oversize
5 microfilm reels
Abstract
Correspondence, reports, legal papers, maps, sketches, financial matter, a surveyor’s notebook, and other material relating to the early history of Louisiana under French, Spanish, and American control, including personal and official documents.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is organized by type of material or topic.
Additional Guides
Notes relating to Jean Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe’s Journal historique de l ́établissement des François á Louisiane, in Container 1 of the collection, are available as a PDF document.
Catalog Record
Acquisition Information
The collection of Louisiana Miscellany was obtained by the Library of Congress from various sources in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of these papers is available on five reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition.
Processing History
The Louisiana Miscellany collection was processed between 1910-1957 and microfilmed in 1979. The finding aid was revised in 2012.
- Title
- Louisiana Miscellany
- Subtitle
- A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress
- Author
- Prepared by Manuscript Division Staff
- Date
- 2014
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Part of the Manuscript Division Repository
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