President Jefferson's Message to the Senate Asking for Advise and Consent to the Louisiana Purchase Treaty
10/17/1803
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President Thomas Jefferson sent this message to the Senate, laying before it the conventions with France for the cession of the province of Louisiana to the United States. The President asks the Senate to consent to the agreement with France for the Louisiana Purchase.
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[number "182" and "Henny" penciled in top center]Gentlemen of the Senate
In my message of this day to both houses of Congress, I explained the circumstances which had led to the conclusion of conventions with France, for the cession of the province of Louisiana to the United States. Those Conventions are now laid before you, with such communications [superscript "X"] relating to
them as may assist in deciding whether you will advise and consent to their ratification.
The Ratification of the First Consul of France is in the hands of his Charge des affaires here, to be exchanged for that of the United States, whensoever, before the 30th instant, it shall be in readiness.
Th Jefferson [signature]
Oct. 17. 1803.
Note: "X" The Communications transmitted to the Senate are
The [illegible...] of March 2, 1803
[struck through - Extract from [illegible ...] Apr 22, 1803
The [illegible ...] of Apr 18 1803
Extract from [illegible...] Apr 28, 1803 [included as an insert in the left margin- + to Mesrs Livingston + Monroe of May [illegible]
[illegible...]
Letters from Mesrs Livingston & Monroe of May 13 ^and May 16 1803
Letter from Mesrs Livingston & Monroe June 7, 1803
Extract of a letter from Secy of State of 29 July 1803
------ from Mr. Monroe at London 15 Aug 1803
[included as a bubble insert in the right margin - M. D'Yrujo to Secy of State Sept 4 1803, [illegible] 27 1803]
------ from ^Mr Monroe & Mr. Livingston 6 Oct 1803
------ [struck through - from Mr. [illegible] to Mr. Pinckney 4]
Letter from Secy of State to M. D'Yrujo - 4 Oct 1803
Letter from M. D'Yrujo to Secy of State - 12 Oct 1803
----- Secy of State to D'Yrujo - 12 Oct 1803
Mr Pechon to Secy of State - 14 Oct 1803
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier: 306460
Full Citation: Message of President Thomas Jefferson laying before the Senate the conventions with France for the cession of the province of Louisiana to the United States; 10/17/1803; Records Relating to Foreign Relations during the 8th Congress; Records Relating to Treaties with Foreign Countries, 1789 - 2000; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/consent-louisiana-purchase, April 27, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
