JANUARY 24, 1804.
Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives:
I communicate for your information a letter just received from Governor Claiborne, which may throw light on the subject of the government of Louisiana, under contemplation of the Legislature. The paper being original, a return is asked.
TH. JEFFERSON.
FEBRUARY 16, 1804.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
Information having been received some time ago that the public lands in the neighborhood of Detroit required particular attention, the agent appointed to transact business with the Indians in that quarter was instructed to inquire into and report the situation of the titles and occupation of the lands, private and public, in the neighboring settlements. His report is now communicated, that the Legislature may judge how far its interposition is necessary to quiet the legal titles, confirm the equitable, to remove the past and prevent future intrusions which have neither law nor justice for the basis.
TH. JEFFERSON.
FEBRUARY 22, 1804.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: