Charles III, of the Kingdom of Spain, orders the lower Mississippi River closed to united States navigation until their common boundary can be negotiated.
[restored 9/11/2021]
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References:
“Chronology of Events, 1774-1804,” from The Debate on the Constitution, two volumes, Bernard Bailyn, ed., (New York: Library of America, 1992), 2:1040.
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