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sep 28, 1802 - Spanish at New Orleans forbade American ships from depositing their Cargoes in New Orleans for transfer to oceangoing vessels

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Western Americans demanded that the federal gov. do something to reopen the river; Jefferson solved the dilemma by instructing Robert Livingston to negotiate for the purchase of New Orelans

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sep 28, 1802
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~ 223 years ago