. Book of the Royal blue . Portrsit by J. B. Oeors«. From nn eneniTini: loaned byWill. ViiiMnt B)iira. AS FIRST CONSUL.(179»-1IIM.) Liti. ir l». i| hy Ml. Kre-i. W. I.|.liuiaiiii, SI. L-ji .M.\RylIS DE ;OIS. . of the Public Treasury f Fraiu-e at the Time of the l*un)ia:c. by the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mis-souri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, SouthDakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyo-ming and Montana, and Oklahoma andIndian Territories; but not until 176() didSpain attempt to take actual passession,and her authority was not fullv establishedunt

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. Book of the Royal blue . Portrsit by J. B. Oeors«. From nn eneniTini: loaned byWill. ViiiMnt B)iira. AS FIRST CONSUL.(179»-1IIM.) Liti. ir l». i| hy Ml. Kre-i. W. I.|.liuiaiiii, SI. L-ji .M.\RylIS DE ;OIS. . of the Public Treasury f Fraiu-e at the Time of the l*un)ia:c. by the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mis-souri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, SouthDakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyo-ming and Montana, and Oklahoma andIndian Territories; but not until 176() didSpain attempt to take actual passession,and her authority was not fullv establisheduntil 1769. The irresistible genius of Napoleonwrung from Spain its retrocession, in thetreatv of Ildefonso, ratified at Madrid in1801, but kept secret until 1803. Hehad hoped to occupy Louisiana with anarmy of ,000 men, and to send a fleet toguard the coast; but, embarrassed by warsand political complications he was in nocondition to undertake an .\merican enter-prise, and his need of money was great,lie was preparing

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