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Photographer: Tom Bosse
Taken: July 3, 2017
Caption: Dr. John Sibley Grave
Additional Description: Born - May 19, 1757 Sutton, Mass. Died - April 8, 1837 Natchitoches, LA. Revolutionary War soldier, appointed by Thos. Jefferson 1805 Indian Agent Natchitoches; influential in U.S. Spanish boundary dispute settlement; N.W. La frontier development; First Senator, judge, militia Colonel, historian, Natchitoches Parish. Owner plantations N. S. C. site; Army post physician; operated drake salt mines. Donated by Sibley descendants of Shreveport, April 24, 1954. Sponsored by the North La. Historical Assn.
Submitted: July 25, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.
Database Locator Identification Number: p391447
File Size: 1.677 Megabytes

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