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Excerpt from Historical Sketch of Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase
Isiana and the changes In its boundary during the 137 years between 1682, the date of La Salle's discovery, and 1819, the date of the purchase Of Florida, formed an interesting part of the exhibit of the General Land Office at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held at St. Louis, Mo., in 1904. Differences of Opinion have prevailed as to the extent Of Louisiana as purchased from France. It is believed thatthese are due, first, to a misconception of the scope of La Salle's discovery and proclamation, and, second, to a misunderstanding of the real significance of the political acts of the United States, between 1803 and 1819, affecting that part of La Salle's Louisiana which extended along the Gulf coast east of the Mississippi River. It Is submitted, as to the former, that the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 did not include territory beyond the limits of the original Louisiana, and, as to the latter, that all Spanish doubts as to ownership were resolved and permanently settled by the political acts of the United States following the purchase from France, but antedating the purchase of Florida from Spain. It is believed, also, that a true picture of the extent and location of La Salle' s Louisiana Is shown upon map No. 1. This picture greatly assists one to understand the.
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