AbstractsLaw & Legal Studies
Administrative Problems of W. C. C. Claiborne, First Anglo-American Governor of Louisiana
| Institution: | North Texas State Teacher's College |
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| Year: | 1937 |
| Keywords: | Governing Louisiana; Territorial government; statehood |
| Record ID: | 1503933 |
| Full text PDF: | http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29878/ |
Abstract
This study attempted to depict and portray the problems which confronted W. C. C. Claiborne in his governing of Louisiana. From the time of Lousiana purchased in 1803 until 1812, when the territorial governor and from 1812 until 1816 he served as the first state governor. These problems have been summarized from reading the personal letters of Governor Claiborne written during his term of office.
