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Title	Letter, 1814 July 9
Creator	Robertson, Thomas Bolling, 1779-1828
Date	1814-07-09
Notes	[4] p. on 1 leaf ; 25 x 39 cm. folded to 25 x 20 cm. 4 digital pages.
Description	Letter written by Thomas Robertson at Baton Rouge, La., to his sister, M.B. [Miss Mary B.] Robertson of Richmond, Va, in which he describes the Bogue Chitto, Tickfaw, Tchefuncte, and Tanghipahoa rivers in St. Tammany Parish, as well as Baton Rouge, La. He comments on the insects, scenery, resources, crops, and usefulness of the land for agriculture, and mentions his visit with and election of Fulwar Skipwith of Baton Rouge. Robertson also comments on the allegiance of the residents of the Florida Parishes to the United States and the emigration of some French and Spanish Louisianans to Campeache in Spanish Texas.
Subject	Letters Baton Rouge (La.)--Description and travel--19th century Saint Tammany Parish (La.)--Description and travel--19th century Natural resources--Louisiana--19th century Ecology--Louisiana--19th century Louisiana--Emigration and immigration Legislators--Louisiana Florida Parishes (La.)--History--19th century
Language	en
Repository	William Prichard Collection, Mss. 2509 Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, (http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special) Baton Rouge, La.
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Restrictions	Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. In accordance with U. S. copyright laws, this work is in the public domain.
Cite As	The Louisiana Purchase: A Heritage Explored, LOUISiana Digital LIbrary, Baton Rouge, La.
Item Number	lb000192_0001
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Collection URL	http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm4/index_lapur.php?CISOROOT=%2Flapur
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Transcription	M B Robertson Richmond Va Baton Rouge 9 July 1814 On the 1 July I set out from Spillers having prevailed on Mr Cosby Register of Land Claims to accompany me to a thickly settled neighborhood on the Boguechitto on the county of St Tammany we crossed on our way the Tickfoha Tanchipahoa & Tchifonta these streams are rapid and transparent and the land bordering on them fertile, no other part of the country is worth cultivating. The whole extent between the water courses being pine barrens for many miles you will see no other kind of tree, the grass although coarse is high & verdant and affords fine pasturage for cattle the principal wealth of the inhabitants, traveling was warm & disagreeable and the flies so tormented the horses that it was with great difficulty they could be prevented from stopping & lying down many of the people are under the impression that the Spaniards will again take possession of the country the opinion
Contact and Ordering Information	E-mail lsudiglib@lsu.edu with questions or comments. See instructions for ordering reprints of this item here: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/services/duplication.html Mention the "Item number" or "Item URL" in your request.
Relation	http://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/cdm4/index_lapur.php?CISOROOT=/lapur
Cite As	The Louisiana Purchase: A Heritage Explored, LOUISiana Digital LIbrary, Baton Rouge, La.
Item URL	See 'reference url' on the navigation bars.
Collection URL	http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm4/index_lapur.php?CISOROOT=%2Flapur

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