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Lemos, Manuel Gayoso de (1747-1799) [in Spanish]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06263 Author/Creator: Lemos, Manuel Gayoso de (1747-1799) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 23 December 1797 Pagination: 16 p. ; 31.5 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Written by Gayoso de Lemos as Spanish Governor of Louisiana. Bound with string.

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