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 | | Spain, however, by the treaty of Madrid, October 20, 1795, conceded to the United States free navigation of the river from its source to the Gulf, and also the free use of the port of New Orleans for three years as a port of deposit. |
 | | In July, the treaty was received by the United States, and on the 20th of October, 1803, it was ratified by the Senate, by twenty-four against seven votes. |
 | | Treaties were made with the offending tribes by which they agreed to compensate for the expense of the war, by ceding a valuable part of their territory on the west side of the Mississippi, and to immediately remove from the east side. |
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