THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, July 27, 1803  

* The Louisiana Purchase Treaty

A very historic issue, as page 3 contains: "By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation" for convening a special session of Congress to deal with the pending Louisiana Purchase.
Of significance is the report which follows, which includes in part: "Dispatches from the American Ministers at Paris...and contain the treaty, signed on April 30th, which conveys Louisiana to the United States. The extent of the territory ceded is defined by a general reference to that in which Louisiana was ceded to France. The terms are, 1st: 11,350,000 dollars to be paid to France in 6 per cent stock...Second, an assumption of the debts due and captures provided for under the Convention of September 30th, 1800, between the United States and the French Republic..." with much more on the historic purchase. It ends with: "...It is understood that the ratification of the First consul is on its way to the United States. Immediately after the ratifications of the treaty, possession is to be delivered."
A very historic report.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed.

Background: The July 27, 1803 issue of The Connecticut Courant represents a historic watershed moment in American press history, capturing the exact public unveiling of the Louisiana Purchase, an unprecedented $15 million transaction that doubled the territorial size of the United States overnight. By reprinting President Thomas Jefferson’s official Proclamation alongside detailed dispatches from American Ministers Robert Livingston and James Monroe in Paris, this newspaper delivered news of the treaty signed on April 30th that ceded the vast territory from the French Republic to the young nation. The reporting meticulously detailed the financial arrangements—specifically the $11,250,000 ($11,350,000 in early reporting variants) paid to France in 6 per cent stock alongside an assumption of debts owed to American citizens under the Convention of September 30th, 1800—while calling a crucial special session of Congress to secure quick ratification before First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte could rescind the deal. Beyond its financial terms, this issue recorded a profound geopolitical turning point: securing American navigation rights along the Mississippi River, removing a major European power from the western frontier, and setting off decades of continental expansion that would fundamentally reshape the economic, social, and political trajectory of the nation.