Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-02-03
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he United States, conform1bly Is he
powers, eumnission, and special niand.
ate which he has received II Ire name 90
the French people from citizen Bonn-
partey 6rst CONSUL under date ofthc 6,lh
June, te0a. (iEFfairinl, iath ven 81
the French fepabIir1 e0,ntersiened 81
the Secretary Of Stafe, Hueues Dfaret.
and his excellency tlbe minister Sc rnas
rine and colonial decrees, do certify 81
these presents that on this day, Tues-;
day ne 20 December.f SOS Of the chris
itian, D, (28th, Frimairr, i1th year az
the Etfn6h republic) being convened ins
sthe han of the Hotelde Vile sc New or.
leans, AecOmpanied on both sides ~ de
chiefs and oificer of the army md navr
BY the municipality and divers respecta.
BE citizens, the ssid William G.. C.
Claiborne and James Stfilk;son deliver.
ed ID the said citizen I.anssakt eir afore.
said full powers bywhich ii vsdently ap-
pears thar fun power and authority has
been given them jointly and seveiaIly 10
take possession Of and 70 occupy the ter.
ritories ceded BY France % the UnAed
States BY the the treaty concluded IL Pa. /
.ris on the SOth day DC April last past.
(ioth Florial) and for that purpose o.,
repair to the said territory and there 10 ]
execute and perform al such acts and
things touching the premises - may Be
necessary for fulfilling their appointment Z
conformahle 70 the treaty and the lava Of
the u. S. and thereupon the said citizen
I.anssat declared, that invirtue Of and N
the terms Of the powers, commission
and special anandate dated at Sc. Cloud
9th June, 1908, Of the Christians era
(i7thi Prairial, II wear ofthe French Re-
public he put from that moment. the 1
said commissioners of the Tinted States
in possession of the country, territories
and dependencies Of Louisiana !. con.
formally % Che 1, 3, . and sth articles
of the treaty and two conventions. con.
chded and signed the soth April, 1908,
1iO,h Floreal, 4 ith year Of the Preach
Rennhiicl hef nfet = y - 2r~uel y na3<kls~
and the United States Of America by ci.
tizen Francis Barrie Nlarbois Iainisterof
the blictreasnry, and Messieurs Ro-
bert r Livingston and James Monroe.
ministers plenipotentiary Of the United
States, allthree furnished with fun pow-
ers, Of which treaty and. two conventions.
the rati6cations made b. the First Con.
sui of the French Republic on the one
part, and by the President Of the Unit.
ed States, By and with the advice and
consent Of the Senate ON the otker part. |.
have been exchanged and mutually Is.
ceised at the City of Tashington, ths
18th of Oct 1908, 90 Vendemaifc. Is
year Of the French Republic By citizen
Louis Andre Pichon, charge DE- aEairs
citizen 6f the French Republic, nearthe
u. States, on the part Of France, and b.
James Madison, Secretary Of State of
the u. States, on the part Of the Unit.
ed States, according 70 the tyocess verbal
drawn up on the same day and the pre-.
sent delivery of the country Is made 10
them 70 the end, that conformity with
the object Of the said treaty the soye. !
reignty and properly Of the colony, or
province Of Louisiana may pass to the
said u. S. under the came clauses and
conditions rs Il had been ceded By Spain
20 France, in virtue Of the treaty con.
cluded at 81. Idelfonso. onthe -fst Octo.
Der. 1900 (sth Ysndemaire, 8 year) Sc.
tween these two last powers, which has
aimee received IL execution BY The aefl,.
alre-entranee &c The French republic into
possession Of the said eolony Or pro-,
vince. Is ~ n
And the said ci,izen Laussat ID COM
sequence a. this present time, delivered |
10 the said commissioners Of the United
States, in this public sitting, the keys
Of the city of New-O Orleans declaring
that he discharges from their oaths Of 1.
deity towards the French republic, The
citizens and inhabitants Of Louisiana,
who shall choose torcmain under the do.
minion ofthe United States.
And that i may loreyer appear the
undersigned have sigued the precss str.