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Title
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Missouri Territory, Formerly Louisiana
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Description
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Map shows area from Mississippi River westward, with rivers, mountains, locations of Native American tribes, and "probable north boundary" marked in blue and "probable south boundary marked in light pink and ivory. Eastern border of the Mississippi River highlighted in orange. Written in pencil in lower left corner, "Carey's General Atlas 1808? LC p 442."
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Date
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1808
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Missouri Territory, Formerly Louisiana
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Description
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Colored map shows area from Mississippi River westward, with rivers, mountains, and lakes indicated. Penciled note on map reads "Mo 1813."
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Date
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1813
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Raising the Stars & Stripes Over Louisiana Territory
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Description
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Short article that describes the actual ceremonies when the Louisiana Territory was turned over to the United States. It includes mention of the transfer of title from France to the United States in New Orleans on December 20, 1803 as well as the ceremony denoting the transfer of administrative control of Upper Louisiana held in St. Louis on March 9, 1804.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Jefferson Looks Westward
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Description
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This is the first in a series of articles to appear over the next few years in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition. This articles concerns Jefferson's early desires for exploration in the Louisiana territory as well as his concern for the economic control of the rivers and New Orleans. Includes as illustration 2 pages from a 4 page letter Jefferson wrote and sent to Congress on January 18, 1803.
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Date
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2002
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Changing Nations, Changing Laws: Slavery in Colonial Missouri
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Description
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Part of "Stories From the Library and Archives", article deals with the question of slavery in the Louisiana Territory before Missouri became a state. Demonstrates with letters and books from the time period that are now in the Missouri Historical Society Library in Saint Louis.
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Date
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2005
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Private Land Claims in Missouri
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Description
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A three-part series of articles that explores the transition in land ownership from the Spanish and French holdings prior to the United States gaining the land in the Louisiana Territory and in particular the state of Missouri along the eastern side. Details the role of prominent men at the time as the Chouteaus, Bernard Pratte, Charles Gratiot, and others.
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Date
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1956-01-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Amplissima Regionis Mississipi seu Provinciae Ludovicianae
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Description
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Continuation of catalog title: "A R.P. Ludovico Hennepin Francisc Miss. in America septentrionali anno 1687 detectae, nunc Gallorum coloniis et actionem negotiis toto orbe celeberrimae." Map shows the eastern states, Florida, the Great Lakes, Louisiana Territory, and portions of Mexico and Canada. Locations of Indian tribes are shown, as well as rivers, mountains, and towns.
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Date
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1763~
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Louisiana
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Description
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Engraved map of Louisiana, showing lakes, rivers, towns, forts, and a few roads.
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Date
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1810~/1819~
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississipi
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Description
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Facsimile edition of an early map of the Mississippi River Valley, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Includes Indian tribe locations, explorers' routes, towns, rivers, pictorial indications of mountains and settlements, as well as written commentary.
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Date
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1718
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Object Type
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Map