these orders Shall be payable Sixty days after the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty and the Conventions Signed this day, and after possession Shall be given of Louisiana by the Commissaries ...

When both countries signed the Louisiana Purchase treaty on May 2, 1803 (backdated to April 30), the boundaries of the ...

On Oct. 20, 1803, U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase Treaty by a vote of 24-7. The agreement, which provided for the purchase of the western half of the Mississippi River basin from ...

The Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Louisiana Purchase Treaty, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago and other documents are all part of Pipkin’s “chain of title ...

National Archives The Louisiana Purchase, which more than doubled the size of the existing United States, provided Easterners with more than enough room to grow, and it quickly became a great ...

Ever wondered how Arkansas got its shape? The borders of the Natural State reflect the legacy of territorial negotiations and ...

Louisiana Purchase State Park in east Arkansas is one ... The park is situated along U.S. 49 about 22 miles south of Brinkley. A treaty with France in 1803 stated the United States would purchase ...