Laussat, Pierre-Clément de, 1756-1835

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Pierre Clément de Laussat, born at Pau, was receiver-general at Pau in 1789, arrested in 1793, released, became paymaster general of the army of the Pyrénées Orientales in 1793, and was a member of the Conseil des Cinq-Cents in 1797. In 1802 he was appointed préfet coloniale de la Louisiane and from 1823-25 he was commandant and administrator of French Guiana.

From the description of Actes publics de la domination française, Nouvelle Orleans, 1803-1804 /by Pierre Clément Laussat, 1803. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127733

Pierre-Clément de Laussat was a French diplomat appointed colonial prefect of Louisiana by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. He arrived in the colony on March 26, 1803, just two weeks before Napoleon decided to sell the Louisiana colony to the United States. Laussat transferred the colony to General James Wilkinson and William Charles Cole Claiborne on December 20, 1803. He left Louisiana on April 21, 1804 and served as colonial prefect of Martinique between 1804 and 1809.

From the description of Pierre-Clément de Laussat documents, 1803, 1819. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 183194810

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referencedIn Marschalk, Andrew, 1767-1838. Letter, 1803 December 8, Natchez, [Mississippi] to Thomas Jefferson, [Washington D.C.]. William & Mary Libraries
creatorOf Laussat, Pierre-Clément de, 1756-1835. William Miller commission, 1804. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf Laussat, Pierre-Clément de, 1756-1835. Actes publics de la domination française, Nouvelle Orleans, 1803-1804 /by Pierre Clément Laussat, 1803. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn New Orleans (La.). General Council. Inventory of the archives, 1845. New Orleans public library
referencedIn Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804. [Documents pertaining to the office of tax collector for Béarn and Navarre held by Jean Gratien de Laussat], [between 1771 and 1789]. Newberry Library
creatorOf Soulard, Anthoine, 1766-1825. Idée topographique des hauts du Mississipi et du Missouri pour servir à la connaissance d'une partie des nations sauvages qui y habitent : Dressée d'après des renseignements donnes par divers voyageurs / dressée par Mr Soulard. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Laussat, Pierre-Clément de, 1756-1835. Pierre-Clément de Laussat documents, 1803, 1819. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf Laussat, Pierre-Clément de, 1756-1835. Records of the transfer of Upper Louisiana to the United States, 1803, 1804, 1879. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Laussat, Pierre-Clément de, 1756-1835. Projet de budget de la Guyane française, 1819-1822. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Soulard, Antoine. Idée topographique des hauts du Mississipi [sic] et du Missouri : pour servir à la connaissance d'une partie des nations sauvages qui y habitent / dressée d'après des renseignements donnés par divers voyageurs ; dessinée par Mr. Soulard, ancien S[ub] L[ieuten]ant de port de la marine R[oya]le de France, et cap[itai]ne des milices de S[a] M[ajeste] C[atholique] aux Illinois, pour Monsieur de Bouligny, colonel du regiment fixe de la Louisiane, anée 1795, mois d'aout. Newberry Library
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associatedWith Marschalk, Andrew, 1767-1838. person
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associatedWith Miller, William. person
associatedWith New Orleans (La.). General Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Soulard, Anthoine, 1766-1825. person
associatedWith Soulard, Antoine. person
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Rapides Parish (La.)
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Louisiana--Rapides Parish
French Guiana
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Birth 1756-11-23

Death 1835-04-10

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