On October 20, 1803, the Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase treaty with 24 yeas and 7 nays. The U.S. acquired 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. On January 16, 1804, Thomas Jefferson sent this message to Congress regarding the formal transfer of the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. He writes, “On this important acquisition, so favorable to immediate interests of our Western citizens, so auspicious to the peace and security of the nation in general, which adds to our country territories so extensive and fertile, and to our citizens new brethren to partake of the blessings of freedom and self-government, I offer to Congress and our country my sincere congratulations.” Message from the President, January 16, 1804, U.S. Senate
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On October 20, 1803, the Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase treaty with 24 yeas and 7 nays. The U.S. acquired 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. On January 16, 1804, Thomas Jefferson sent this message to Congress regarding the formal transfer of the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. He writes, “On this important acquisition, so favorable to immediate interests of our Western citizens, so auspicious to the peace and security of the nation in general, which adds to our country territories so extensive and fertile, and to our citizens new brethren to partake of the blessings of freedom and self-government, I offer to Congress and our country my sincere congratulations.”

Message from the President, January 16, 1804, U.S. Senate

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