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Description and Holding Information
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Auditor of Public Accounts. Special report on swamp and overflowed lands, 1860
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Special report of the Auditor of Public Accounts, in relation to swamp and overflow lands, to the Legislature of the State of Louisiana. Baton Rouge : J.M. Taylor, 1860. The report showed the receipts from the sale of swamp and overflow lands and amounts paid out of the Levee and Drainage Fund from 1852-1859. The state sold ca. 1,750,000 acres for $1.25/acre for a rounded total of $2,200,000. More waterlogged areas sold for lesser prices, but still netted $144,000. Total sale were $2,342,568 and received into the Treasury was $2,418,119. There was no explanation of the discrepancy. The Levee and Drainage people spent $832,000 on several pages of projects. Many thousands of acres of swamp land were erroneously sold, so $75,000 had to be refunded.
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Title:
Special report of the auditor of public accounts, in relation to swamp and overflowed lands, to the legislature of the State of Louisiana.
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OCLC Number:
1351939058
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Available Volumes
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Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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