1803. April 30. lations relative No. 7.-Convention between the United States of America, and the French Republic. The president of the United States of America and the first consul of the French republic, in the name of the French people, in consequence of the treaty of cession of Louisiana, Definitive regu- which has been signed this day, wishing to regulate definitively to the cession of every thing which has relation to the said cession, have authoLouisiana. rised to this effect the plenipotentiaries, that is to say: the president of the United States has, by and with the advice and consent of the senate of the said states, nominated for their plenipotentiaries, Robert R. Livingston, minister plenipotentiary of the United States, and James Monroe, minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary of the said United States, near the government of the. French republic; and the first consul of the French republic in the name of the French people, has named as plenipotentiary of the said republic, the French citizen Barbé Marbois; who, in virtue of their full powers, which have been exchanged this day, have agreed to the following articles: The U. States ART. 1. The government of the United States engages to engages to pay pay to the French government, in the manner specified in the sixty millions of francs to France following article, the sum of sixty millions of francs, indepenand to satisfy dent of the sum which shall be fixed by another convention for the payment of the debts due by France to citizens of the United States. certain debts to their citizens. A stock of ART. 2. For the payment of the sum of sixty millions of $11,250,000 to francs, mentioned in the preceding article, the United States be created, with an interest of 6 shall create a stock of eleven millions two hundred and fifty per cent paya thousand dollars, bearing an interest of six per cent per anble in London, Amsterdam, or num, payable half yearly in London, Amsterdam, or Paris, Paris. to be reimburs amounting by the half year, to three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, according to the proportions which shall be determined by the French government to be The principal paid at either place: the principal of the said stock to be reimed at the treas- bursed at the treasury of the United States, in annual payury of the Unit- ments of not less than three millions of dollars each; of which ed States, in annual payments the first payment shall commence fifteen years after the date of not less than of the exchange of ratifications: this stock shall be transferfirst payment red to the government of France, or to such person or persons years after the as shall be authorised to receive it, in three months at most exchange of ra- after the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty, and after tifications. Louisiana shall be taken possession of in the name of the gov 3,000,000; the to be made 15 ernment of the United States. 1803. Convention entre les Etats Unis d'Amérique, et la République Le président des Etats Unis d'Amérique, et le premier consul de la république Français, au nom du peuple Français, par suite du traité de cession de la Louisiane, qui à été signé aujourd'hui, et voulaat régler définitivement tout ce qui est relatif à cette affaire, ont autorisé à cet effet, des plénipotentiaires, savoir: le president des Etats Unis, par et avec l'avis et le consentement du senat des dits états, a nommé pour leurs plénipotentiaries Robert R. Livingston, ministre plénipotentiaire des Etats Unis, et James Monroe, ministre plénipotentiaire et envoyé extraordinaire des Etats Unis auprès du gouvernement de la république Française, et le premier consul de la république Française, au nom du peuple Français, a nommé pour plénipotentiaire de la dite république, le citoyen françois Barbé Marbois; lesquels, en vertu de leurs pleinspouvoirs, dont l'échange a été fait aujourd'hui, sont convenus des arti cles suivans: ART. 1. Le gouvernement des Etats Unis s'engager à payer au gouvernement Français, de la manière qui sera spécifié en l'article suivant, la somme de soixante millions de francs, indépendamment de ce qui sera fixé par une autre convention, pour le payment des sommes dues par la France à des citoyens des Etats Unis. ART. 2. Le payement des soixante millions de francs mentionnés au précédent article, sera effectué par les Etats Unis, au moyen de la création d'un fonds de onze millions deux cent cinquante mille piastres, portant un intérêt de six pour cent par an, payable tous les six mois à Londres, à Amsterdom ou Paris, à raison de trois cent trente sept mille cinq cents piastres pour six mois, dans les trois places ci-dessus dites, suivant la proportion qui sera déterminée par le gouvernement Français. Le principal du dits fonds sera remboursé par le trésor des Etats Unis, par des payemens annuels, qui ne pourront être d'une somme moindre que trois millions de piastres par année, et dont le premier commencera quinze ans après la date de l'échange des ratifications. Ce fonds. sera transféré au gouvernement de France, ou à telle personne, ou tel nombre de personnes qu'il chargera de le recevoir, dans les trois mois au plus tard après l'échange des ratifications de ce traité et après la prise de possession de la Louisi ane, au nom du gouvernement des Etats Unis. April 30. 1803. ment of France It is further agreed, that if the French government should April 30. be desirous of disposing of the said stock to receive the capital If the govern in Europe, at shorter terms, that its measures for that purbe desirous of pose shall be taken so as to favor, in the greatest degree posin Europe, it sible, the credit of the United States, and to raise to the highest price the said stock. engages to do it upon the best terms for U. S. ART. 3. It is agreed that the dollar of the United States, The value of specified in the present convention, shall be fixed at five francs ,or five livres eight sous tournois. the dollar of the United States referred to fixed at 5 livres 8 sous tournois. Rat fications to be exchanged in six months. 3333 10000 The present convention shall be ratified in good and due form, and the ratifications shall be exchanged in the space of six months, to date from this day, or sooner, if possible. In faith of which, the respective plenipotentiaries have sign- ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON, [L. S.] BARBE MARBOIS. [L. s.] [L. S.]. Convention to secure the pay. ment of the sum due by France to the U. States citizens. No. 8.-Convention between the United States of America and the French Republic. The president of the United States of America and the first consul of the French republic, in the name of the French people, having by a treaty of this date terminated all difficulties relative to Louisiana, and established on a solid foundation the friendship which unites the two nations, and being desirous, in compliance with the second and fifth articles of the convention of the 8th Vendemiaire, ninth year of the French republic, (30th September, 1800,) to secure the payment of the sum due by France to the citizens of the United States, have respectively nominated as plenipotentiaries, that is to say: the president of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of their senate, Robert R. Livingston Il est en autre convenu que si le gouvernement Français etait dans l'intention de disposer des dits fonds, et d'en toucher le capital en Europe, à des epoques rapprochées, les operations qui auront lieu seront conduites de la manière la plus favorable au crédit des Etats Unis et la plus propre à maintenir le prix avantageux du fonds qui doit être crée. ART. S. La piastre ayant cours de monnaie dans les Etats Unis, il est convenu que dans les comptes auxquels la présente convention donnera lieu, le rapport de la dite monnaie avec le franc, sera invariablement fixé à cinq francs 3333,ou cinq livres huit sols tournois. 10000 La présente convention sera ratifié en bonne et due forme, et les ratifications seront échangées dans l'espace de six mois, à dater ce jour, ou plutôt s'il est possible. En foi de quoi, les plenipotentiaires respectifs ont signé les articles ci-dessus, tant en langue Française qu'en langue Anglaise, déclarant néanmoins, que le présent traité a été originairement redigé et arrêté en langue Française, et ils y ont apposé leurs sceaux. Fait à Paris, dixième jour de Floréal, de l'an onze de la république Française, et le trente Avril, 1803. 1803. April 30. Convention entre la République Français et les Etats Unis d'Amérique. Le premier consul de la république Française au nom du peuple Française, et le président des Etats Unis de l'Amérique, ayant par une traité en date ce jour, fait cesser toutes les difficultés relative à la Louisiane, et affermi sur des fondemens solides l'amitié qui unit les deux nations, et voulant en exécution des articles 2 et 5 de la convention du 8 Vendémiaire, an 9, (30 Septembre, 1800,) assurer le payement des sommes dues par la France aux citoyens des Etats Unis, ont respectivement nommé pour plénipotentiaires; savoir: le premier consul, au nom du peuple Française, le citoyen françois Barbé Marbois, ministre du trésor public, et le président des Etats Unis d'Amérique, par et avec l'avis et le consentement du sénat des dits états, Robert R. Livingston, 1803. April 30. minister plenipotentiary, and James Monroe, minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary of the said states, near the government of the French republic; and the first consul, in the name of the French people, the French citizen Barbé Marbois, minister of the public treasury: who, after having exchanged their full powers, have agreed to the following articles: ART. 1. The debts due by France to citizens of the United France to U.S. States, contracted before the 8th of Vendemiaire, ninth year tracted prior to of the French republic, (30th September, 1800,) shall be paid to be paid ac- according to the following regulations, with interest at six per cording to fixed cent. to commence from the periods when the accounts and regulations. Vouchers were presented to the French government. Debts due from citizens, con Specification of debts to be provided for. Manner and the debts due to the U. States. ART. 2. The debts provided for by the preceding article are those whose result is comprised in the conjectural note annexed to the present convention, and which, with the interest, cannot exceed the sum of twenty millions of francs. The claims comprised in the said note which fall within the exceptions of the following articles, shall not be admitted to the benefit of this provision. ART. 3. The principal and interest of the said debts shall time of paying be discharged by the United States, by orders drawn by their the citizens of minister plenipotentiary on their treasury; these orders shall be payable sixty days after the exchange of ratifications of the treaty and the conventions signed this day, and after possession shall be given of Louisiana by the commissioners of France to those of the United States. Specification of cles. ART. 4. It is expressly agreed, that the preceding articles debts compre- shall comprehend no debts but such as are due to citizens of hended by the preceding arti- the United States, who have been and are yet creditors of France, for supplies, embargoes, and for prizes made at sea, in which the appeal has been properly lodged within the time mentioned in the said convention of the 8th Vendemiaire, ninth year, (30th September, 1800.) Specification as to what cases ART. 5. The preceding articles shall apply only, 1st, to capthe articles re- tures of which the council of prizes shall have ordered restitulative to the tion, it being well understood that the claimant cannot have payment of debts due to the recourse to the United States otherwise than he might have U. S. citizens had to the government of the French republic, and only in case are to apply. of the insufficiency of the captors; 2nd, the debts mentioned in the said fifth article of the convention contracted before the 8th Vendemiaire, an 9, (30th September, 1800,) the payment of which has been heretofore claimed of the actual government of France, and for which the creditors have a right to the pro |