William C.C. Claiborne DS February 25, 1814 16 ½ " X 13 ½ " appointing James Raddye Justice of the Peace. Accomplished the same year Claiborne recruited pirate Jean Lafitte to help defend New Orleans. Claiborne is best known as the first governor of Louisiana. Claiborne supervised the transfer of French Louisiana to U.S. control after the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, governing the Territory of New Orleans from 1804 to 1812, the year in which Louisiana became a state. He won the first election for Louisiana's state Governor and served through 1816. Repairs on the verso. Comes with an engraving of Claiborne