1803 newspaper w DESCRIPTION of NEW ORLEANS at time of THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE For Sale

1803 newspaper w DESCRIPTION of NEW ORLEANS at time of THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

1803 newspaper with a VERY LONG DETAILED DESCRIPTION of NEW ORLEANS at the time of THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE- inv # 9T-511

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SEE PHOTO(s) - COMPLETE ORIGINALNEWSPAPER,theBoston Independent Chronicle(MA) datedNo 24, 1803.This original newspaper contains national and International news as well as LOCAL Massachusetts news and ads from 1803, nearly 225 years ago. This issue also contains an inside page headline: \"NEW ORLEANS\" with2+ columns of text describing the city of NEW ORLEANS as it was in 1803, at the time of the LOUISIANAPURCHASE.

This newspaper contains a highly displayablewoodcut engraving of a Federal Eagle and a USstars& stripes shieldin its attractivemasthead.

Key Events of 1803 in New Orleans

• The Purchase Agreement: Signed on April 30, 1803, the United States bought 828,000 square miles of territory from France for $15 million, securing the crucial port city of New Orleans and free navigation of the Mississippi River.
  
• Transfer from Spain to France: In November 1803, Spain officially transferred Lower Louisiana (including New Orleans) back to France after a brief period of retrocession under the Treaty of San Ildefonso.
  
• Transfer to the United States: On December 20, 1803, France formally handed over control of New Orleans to U.S. representatives William C.C. Claiborne and General James Wilkinson.
  
• Citizenship and Rights: U.S. officials promised the local population that their liberty, property, and religious freedoms would be protected under the U.S. Constitution.

Very good condition. This listing includes thecomplete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers paypriority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect the purchased itemfrom damage in the mail. Uponrequest by the buyer, we can ship by USPS Media Mail to reduce postage cost; however, please be aware that USPS Media Mailcanbe very slow in its time of transit to the buyer.International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN!

Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 50 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 50+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.

Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapershas been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 50 years. We are located in the charming Maryland Eastern Shore town of OXFORD, Maryland.

Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 50+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.

We invite customer requestsforhistorical newspapers that are not yetlocated in our extensive listing ofitems. With an inventory of nearlya million historical newspapers (and their early precursors) we arelikely have just the one YOU are searching for.

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