Madison, James, 1751-1836 to Congress
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03879 Author/Creator: Madison, James, 1751-1836 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: 3 March 1812 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20 x 15 cm. Order a Copy
Transmits the proceedings of a convention assembled in New Orleans pursuant to an act "for the admission of the said State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States." Louisiana became a state on 30 April 1812.
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