Republican (constitutionalist) President Jefferson instructs Robert R. Livingston, Ambassador to the Republic of France, to inquire into the possible purchase of the New Orleans and West Florida territories.
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Authority:
Articles of Confederation, Article XI
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 59.
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