Administrative Problems of W. C. C. Claiborne, First Anglo-American Governor of Louisiana Page: 12
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which the eyes of all America are turned to this
quarter of the Union, and how deeply the Interests
of my Country are involved in a successful issue to
the Measures in contemplation, I shall proceed upon
my own responsibility to make in conjunction with
the Commanding Officer at Fort Adams, such immediate
preparatory arrangements as may be necessary, with a
sincere wish that I may soon be joined by my experi-
enced coadjutor.
He began to formulate his plans to fulfill his mission. During
the month that intervened he average practically a letter a day
to the Secretary of State in each of which he constantly ex-
pressed his fear of trouble with Spain.
Letters were sent very frequently to Daniel Clark, a mer-
chant and recently named United States consul at the port of
New Orleans. Claiborne depended almost solely upon Clark's
information and opinion concerning the state of affairs in the
ceded province. There was at this time a pronounced coldness
in the attitude of Daniel Clark for Laussat, the French Commia-
sioner,5 and Claiborne pleaded with Clark to let his sense of
duty and patriotism erase his disagreements and remember that
Mr. Laussat's countenance and co-operation was very important
at this critical. juncture. Clark was also quizzed on the fol-
lowing questions the present military strength of the city
of New Orleans and other posts within a short distance of it,
4Claiborne to Madison, Nov. 18, 1803, Official Letter
Books, Vol. I, p. 285.
5Daniel Clark had business ability and great force of
character; but seems to have been fussy and domineering; this
was also true of Laussat, which accounts for the trouble.
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Lowe, Ellene. Administrative Problems of W. C. C. Claiborne, First Anglo-American Governor of Louisiana, thesis, August 1937; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29878/m1/16/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .