On the recordJanuary 23, 1806
This convention is now laid before the Senate for their advice and consent as to its ratification.
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The title to these grounds appears to have been retained in the former sovereigns of the Province of Louisiana as public fiduciaries and for the purposes of the Province.
It is by no means proposed that these works should be conducted on account of the United States.
The want of such characters is already sensibly felt, and will be increased with the enlargement of our plans of military preparation.
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