Ohio archæological and historical quarterly (1887)
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe · leaf 466
t to force, with that stream, thefruits of their industry to every part of the world. Thomas Jefferson, as Secretary of State, in secret instruc-tions to the United States States Minister at Madrid, hadwritten: Impress the Spanish ministry thoroughly with the necessity of anearly settlement of this… … Float—Defense of Fort Stephenson. complete purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France, andafter reciting that Spanish authorities and residents on the lowerMississippi refused to acquiesce and were still harassing Ameri-can traders and impeding the navigation of the river, urged theLegislature…
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