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1854, June 30 - Gadsen Purchase-Treaty
1854, June 30 - Gadsen Purchase-Treaty
US Government Treaties and Reports
The June 30, 1854, Gadsden Purchase, or Treaty, was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico. Gadsden's Purchase provided the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad and attempted to resolve conflicts that lingered after the Mexican-American War (1845-1848).
1884 - The Public Domain, Its History With Statistics, Public Land Commission, Thomas Donaldson
1884 - The Public Domain, Its History With Statistics, Public Land Commission, Thomas Donaldson
US Government Treaties and Reports
A report prepared by Thomas Donaldson, member of the Public Land Commission and the Committee on Codification. It deals with the origin, growth and disposition of the public domain, tracing the several systems from their origin, and giving full statistics of operations under and results of the several acts for sale and disposition of the public lands up through December 31, 1883. The book includes revisions and addenda to the original June 30, 1880, report.