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The Recorder, Or, Lady's And Gentleman's Miscellany
Richmond, Virginia
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Reports from Paris indicate Louisiana was ceded to France in March 1801, with the First Consul preparing to occupy it. Further news suggests France will soon possess territories along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers up to Pittsburgh.
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Extract of a letter from John Brown, dated Washington, March, 1802
"This evening read a letter written by Mr. Livingston, our minister plenipotentiary at Paris, and dated the 14th of January, 1802, in which he states that Louisiana was ceded in March last to France, and that measures were taking by the First Consul to occupy and secure the possession of that important province."
Ibid.
Natchez, Feb. 17.
Monsieur Pontalba, brother-in-law of the late governor Miro, writes from Paris, to his friend in New-Orleans, that the great nation will soon take possession of its ancient domains on the Mississippi and Ohio, as far as Pittsburgh.
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Louisiana
Event Date
March Last (1801); Reported January 14, 1802
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louisiana ceded to france; measures to occupy and secure possession; impending takeover of mississippi and ohio domains up to pittsburgh
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Letter from U.S. minister Livingston in Paris reports Louisiana's cession to France in March 1801 and preparations by the First Consul to occupy it. Pontalba writes from Paris that France will soon possess its ancient territories along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to Pittsburgh.