Republican President Jefferson dispatches James Madison, Secretary of State, to assist Robert R. Livingston, Ambassador to the Republic of France, in negotiations for the purchase of the enclaves of New Orleans and West Florida.
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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), 60.
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