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Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) (1818-1893) Correspondence between the mayor and federal authorities relative to the occupation of New Orleans, together with the proceedings of the common council

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06158.10 Author/Creator: Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) (1818-1893) Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Pamphlet Date: 1862 Pagination: 29 p. ; 24 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

Correspondence of Monroe, mayor of New Orleans, with Butler and Farragut, relating to the surrender and early occupation of New Orleans. Accounts of the meetings of the Common Council of New Orleans also included. Printed at the Bulletin Book and Job Office.

John T. Monroe was the Mayor of New Orleans.

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870
Monroe, John T., 1823-1871

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