Report of the Special Investigating Committee of the House of Representatives, Appointed to Take Testimony in the Case Against G. M. Wickliffe, State Auditor.

This report was published during the turbulent Reconstruction period in Louisiana, when Radical Republican control of the state government led to numerous corruption investigations and power struggles. G. M. (George M.) Wickliffe was the Louisiana State Auditor accused of misconduct in office, and this publication records the legislative inquiry leading to his impeachment proceedings. 182 pages.

Documents printed by A. L. Lee, the official state printer during Reconstruction, are relatively scarce, especially in complete, intact condition. The fact that this is a House investigative report gives it particular value to scholars of Louisiana Reconstruction politics, corruption, and governance during the early years after the Civil War.