Seeking reasons & consequences to Louisiana purchase

Dear Mr. Jaballah,

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We searched the National Archives Catalog and located 9 series, 28 file units, 140 items related to the Louisiana Purchase. Some of these records have been digitized and may be viewed online through the Catalog. To request more information about records not available online, please email the reference unit listed as the contact in the Catalog description.

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In addition to the records in NARA’s custody, transcriptions of many of the Papers of Thomas Jefferson are available through NARA’s Founders Online website.

We also located the following document exhibits, articles, and blogs:

• lhttps://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2003/spring/louisiana-purchase.html
• https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2003/spring/louisiana-purchase-sidebar.html
• https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2014/11/10/the-louisiana-purchase-treaty-on-display-in-st-louis/
• https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=18
• https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals/loupurch.html
• https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals/louistxt.html
• https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/louisiana-statehood/louisiana-purchase.htm
• https://www.docsteach.org/documents?filter_searchterm=Louisiana+Purchase&searchType=exact&filterEras=&filterDocTypes=&filter_order=&filter_order_Dir=&rt=QxWexbZ6fWFD
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-louisiana-purchase-changed-the-world-79715124/
• https://www.loc.gov/collections/louisiana-european-explorations-and-the-louisiana-purchase/articles-and-essays/
• https://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/louisiana-lewis-clark/the-louisiana-purchase/
• https://history.state.gov/milestones/1801-1829/louisiana-purchase
• https://www.britannica.com/event/Louisiana-Purchase
• https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-louisiana-purchase-jeffersons-constitutional-gamble

We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research!