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Proclamation to the People of New Orleans

  • 12/20/1803

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Through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, France sold more than 800,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million—doubling the size of the fledgling country and paving the way for westward expansion. This proclamation assured inhabitants of their rights. Because the territory had been recently transferred from Spain to France, it was printed in English, French, and Spanish.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives.

National Archives Identifier: 593571

Full Citation: Proclamation to the People of New Orleans; 12/20/1803; Presidential Messages, 1791 – 1861; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 233; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/proclamation-new-orleans/, April 29, 2026]

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