{"product_id":"1804-marbois-letter-to-livingston-louisiana-purchase-monroe","title":"1804 Marbois Letter To Livingston Louisiana Purchase Monroe","description":"\u003cp\u003e1804 François Barbé-Marbois ALS to Robert R. Livingston – Louisiana Purchase Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal autograph letter signed by François Barbé-Marbois, French Minister of the Public Treasury, written on official ministry letterhead at Paris on 30 Prairial, Year XII (June 19, 1804).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressed to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert R. Livingston\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnited States Minister Plenipotentiary to France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the letter, Barbé-Marbois asks Livingston to forward an enclosed communication to James Monroe, stating that it concerns business relating to his department and requesting that it be sent at the earliest opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew individuals played a more important role in the Louisiana Purchase than the three men connected by this letter:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrançois Barbé-Marbois, Napoleon's Minister of the Public Treasury and France's chief negotiator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert R. Livingston, American Minister to France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Monroe, special envoy and future fifth President of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Louisiana Purchase Treaty had been signed only a year earlier, on April 30, 1803, by Livingston, Monroe, and Barbé-Marbois. This letter documents the continuing diplomatic relationship among those central participants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal manuscript letter on official French Treasury stationery with normal mailing folds, light edge wear, and minor toning. Ink remains dark and highly legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exceptional artifact of Napoleonic France and early American diplomacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44601077792846,"sku":"EB-327235387912","price":2995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/8155\/9630\/files\/57_42e0e73b-008e-4c83-ab29-1e5890f29b56.jpg?v=1792409404","url":"https:\/\/thearchiveauthority.com\/products\/1804-marbois-letter-to-livingston-louisiana-purchase-monroe","provider":"The Archive Authority","version":"1.0","type":"link"}