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 TREATY WITH RUSSIA. ZMARCH 30, 1867. 539 Zreaty concermng the Oession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Jllajesty tbe Emperor of all the Russia.: to the (batted States of America; Ooncladed Jlfarch 30, 1867; Ratzied by the United States May 28, 1867; Exclwmgsd June 20, 1867; roclaimed by the [Miter} States June 20, 1867. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES or AMERICA, Merck 80.1867- A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a treaty between the United States of America and his Preamble. Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiarics at the city of Wasliington, on the thirtieth day of March, last, which treaty, being in the English and French languages, is, word for word, as follows: The United States of America Sa Majesté 1’Empereur de toutes gcnmmgng and His Majesty the Emperor of les Russies et les Etats-Unis d' P<>W¤fS· all the Russias, being desirous of Amérique,désirant raffermir, s’il est strengthening, if possible, the good possible, la bonne intelligence qui understanding which exists between existe entre eux, ont nommé a cet them, have, for that purpose, appoint- effet, pour leurs plenipotentiaires, ed as their Plenipotentiaries: the savoir: Sa Majcsté l’Empereur de President of the United States, toutes les Russies, le Conseiller William H. Seward, Secretary of Privé Edouard de Stoeckl, son en- State; and His Majesty the Empe· voyé extraordinaire et ministre ple- _ror of all the Russias, the Privy nipotentiaire aux Etats-Unis; et Councillor Edward de Stoeckl, his le President des Etats-Unis, le Sieur Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Wil1iam H. Seward, Secrétaire d' Plenipotentiary to the United States. Etat, lesquels, apres avoir échangé And the said Plenipotentiaries, leurs pleins·pouvoirs, trouvés en having exchanged their full powers, bonne et due forme, ont arrété et which were Found to be in due form, eigné les articles suivants: have agreed upon and signed the following articles: ARTICLE I. ARTICLE I. Sa Majesté l’Empereur de toutes His Majesty the Emperor of all les Russies s’engage, par cette con- (,05,,,,,,, 0,-,,,. the Russias agrees to eede to the vention, a céder aux Etats-Unis, ritory by_Rnssi¤ United States, by this convention, immédiatement apres Péchange des g’,$;·U“““d immediately upon the exchange of ratilications, tout le Territoire avec the ratiheations thereof, all the terri— droit de souveraineté actuellement tory and dominion now possessed by possédé par Sa. Majesté sur le contihis said Majesty on the continent of nent d’Amérique ainsi que les iles America and in the adjacent islands, contigiios, le dit T erritoire étant comthe same being contained within the pris dans les limites géographiques geographical limits herein set Forth, ci-dessous indiquées, savoirz la lilo wit: The eastern limit is the line mite orientale est Ia ligne de démar- Boundaries.