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Secretary of State William H. Seward agreed that the United States would purchase Alaska for $7.2 million in gold. ... Needing to get approval of the treaty in the United States Senate, President Andrew Johnson called them into a special session to debate it.
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www.ohwy.com/us/a/akp.htm
www.ohwy.com/us/a/akp.htm
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The check for $7.2 million was made payable to the Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl, who negotiated the deal for the Russians. Also shown here is the Treaty of Cession, signed by Tzar Alexander II, which formally concluded the agreement for the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
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www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=old&doc=41
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On March 30, 1867, the United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million. The Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl.
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www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Alaska.html
www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Alaska.html
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Alaska Purchase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Alaska Purchase , historically also referred to as Seward's Folly , was the purchase of Alaska by the United States from the Russian Empire in 1867. The purchase, done at the behest of United ...
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On March 30, 1867, the United States agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million dollars, about two cents an acre; "Seward's Folly" many called it, after Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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www.netstate.com/states/intro/ak_intro.htm
www.netstate.com/states/intro/ak_intro.htm
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Cancelled check in the amount of $7.2 million, for the purchase of Alaska, issued August 1, 1868; Records of the ... With this check, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. For less than 2 cents an acre, the United States acquired nearly 600,000 square miles. Read more at Our Documents...
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www.archives.gov/historical-docs/document.html?doc=10&t...
www.archives.gov/historical-docs/document.html?doc=10&title.raw=Check%20for%20the%20Purchase%20of%20Alaska
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