Excerpt from State Papers and Correspondence Bearing Upon the Purchase of the Territory of Louisiana What effect a plain and judicious representation upon this subject, made to the French Government by a minister of talents and entitled to confidence, would be likely to have, is quite beyond any means of judging which I possess; but on this account, as well as others of importance, it is a subject of regret that we have not such a character at Paris at this time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Presents a chronological date collection of letters related to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 . Highlights include correspondence from 1801-1804 between individual representatives of the United States Government, individual representatives of the Government of England, individual representatives of the Government of France, Thomas Jefferson's message to Congress, and Articles of Exchange of possession of the Louisiana Territory.