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François Barbé-Marbois (1745-1837) served as Napoleon's Minister of the Treasury from 1801-1806. It was in that position that he negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. Years later he wrote a History of Louisiana in which he recounted in great detail his role in those negotiations. The pages displayed here present his account of the physical transfer of Louisiana by France to the United States. Though not an eyewitness, he no doubt had a great interest in accurately reporting the event that finalized his work on the diplomatic end.      [François Barbé-Marbois. Histoire de la Louisiane (Paris, 1829)]

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