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On November 1, members of The Collections Laussat Society were honored at the 2012 Laussat Gala, held at the Uptown home of Ellen and Mac Ball. Laussat contributions from 2012 went toward the publication of A Company Man: The Remarkable French-Atlantic Voyage of a Clerk for the Company of the Indies, which is due out this spring. Senior Editor Sarah Doerries gave a talk about the book at the gala.
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