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... Italian kingdom for the Spanish infanta and her husband ; but the Spanish king , a most faithful Catholic , refused aggrandize- ment which was to come through despoiling the States of the Church . At this time a strong party in France ...
... Italian kingdom for the Spanish infanta and her husband ; but the Spanish king , a most faithful Catholic , refused aggrandize- ment which was to come through despoiling the States of the Church . At this time a strong party in France ...
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... Italy , over which was to be set the Duke of Parma , husband of the infanta , the daughter of Carlos IV . This treaty ne- gotiated by Berthier , dated October 1 , 1800 , Mr. Adams pronounces to be one of the most interesting documents ...
... Italy , over which was to be set the Duke of Parma , husband of the infanta , the daughter of Carlos IV . This treaty ne- gotiated by Berthier , dated October 1 , 1800 , Mr. Adams pronounces to be one of the most interesting documents ...
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... maddened bull , held back the province on the plea that the Italian stipulation had not been scrupulously fulfilled . Said Bonaparte a little later to the Spanish minister at Paris : " You act toward the 39 Louisiana Under Spain.
... maddened bull , held back the province on the plea that the Italian stipulation had not been scrupulously fulfilled . Said Bonaparte a little later to the Spanish minister at Paris : " You act toward the 39 Louisiana Under Spain.
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... Italian appanage of the in- fanta and her husband was to be called , must be distinctly recognized by Austria , England , and the dethroned Duke of Tuscany , whose lost territory was incorporated in the new do- main . 2. France must ...
... Italian appanage of the in- fanta and her husband was to be called , must be distinctly recognized by Austria , England , and the dethroned Duke of Tuscany , whose lost territory was incorporated in the new do- main . 2. France must ...
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... Italy ; nearly ten times that of Turkey and Greece . It is also larger than Great Britain , Germany , France , Spain , Portugal , and Italy combined . Tales regarded as absurdly extravagant were told of the resources of the new country ...
... Italy ; nearly ten times that of Turkey and Greece . It is also larger than Great Britain , Germany , France , Spain , Portugal , and Italy combined . Tales regarded as absurdly extravagant were told of the resources of the new country ...
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Page 217 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the Federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and the Religion which they profess.
Page 216 - Republic has an incontestable title to the domain and to the possession of the said territory, the First Consul of the French Republic, desiring to give to the United States a strong proof of his friendship, doth hereby cede to the said United States, in the name of the French Republic...
Page 221 - Shall be ratified in good and due form and the ratifications Shall be exchanged in the Space of Six months after the date of the Signature by the Ministers Plenipotentiary or Sooner if possible.
Page 218 - ... that the French ships coming directly from France or any of her Colonies, loaded only with the produce or manufactures of France or her said Colonies, and the ships of Spain coming directly from Spain or any of her Colonies, loaded only with the produce or manufactures of Spain or her Colonies, shall be admitted during the space of twelve years in the...
Page 215 - October, 1795, between His Catholic Majesty and the said United States, and willing to strengthen the union and friendship which at the time of the said convention was happily re-established between the two nations, have respectively named their Plenipotentiaries...
Page 217 - There shall be sent by the Government of France a commissary to Louisiana, to the end that he do every act necessary, as well to receive from the officers of His Catholic Majesty the said country and its...
Page 216 - ARTICLE II In the cession made by the preceding article are included the adjacent islands belonging to Louisiana, all public lots and squares, vacant lands, and all public buildings, fortifications, barracks and other edifices which are not private property. The archives, papers, and documents, relative to the domain and sovereignty of Louisiana and its dependences, will be left in the possession of the commissaries of the United States, and copies will be afterwards given in due form to the magistrates...
Page 218 - Spain, so far as relates to the importations that the French and Spanish shall make into the said ports of the United States, without in any sort affecting the regulations that the United States may make concerning the exportation of the produce and merchandize of the United States, or any right they may have to make such regulations.
Page 216 - Parma, the Colony or Province of Louisiana, \with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it ; and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States...
Page 216 - His Catholic Majesty promises and engages on his part to retrocede to the French Republic, six months after the full and entire execution of the conditions and stipulations herein relative to his royal highness, the Duke of Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent...