Mouton, Alexander (1804‑1885).  Governor of Louisiana, U.S. Senator, presided at the Louisiana Secession Convention.  DS, Feb. 21, 1844.  Also signed by Robert Carter Nicolas, Secretary of State. Confirming an appointment in Washington Parish.  An attached second handwritten page details some land matters in Washington Parish, La.  Soiled and worn at the bottom and right edge. Fair.