A. Cassell, Did you ever receive answers to your questions below? I was just curious to know, as I haven't seen anything come back on the list. I don't know the answers, but am interested. Anna Al C wrote: > > Hi....Have a rather unique question which I have never seen raised > before on these messages....The Louisiana Purchase was in 1803 and it > took in an immense amount of territory...Missouri was part of the > purchase, but prior to the purchase the French were in control and had > an organized civil service...What about the records of those Americans > who lived in the Louisiana Purchase Territory, i.e. Missouri? Where are > they kept? Did they store them somewhere? Did they turn the info over > to U.S. There were no states yet, so they cant have given it to > them...I have several ancestors who were in Missouri beforer the > purchase and cannot find any records on them prior to about 1803.Any > help, suggestions, information on this topic would be very much > appreciated...A.Cassell hcviii@ott.net > > ==== WHITE Mailing List ==== > Address White messages to: > White-L@rootsweb.com > Watch your subject lines!