Treasury Warrant in the Amount of $7.2 Million for the Purchase of Alaska, 08/01/1868

On August 1, 1868, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia with this check for $7.2 million. For less than 2 cents an acre, the United States acquired nearly 600,000 square miles.  Alaska would become the 49th state on January 3, 1959.

Source: research.archives.gov

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    Treasury Warrant in the Amount of $7.2 Million for the Purchase of Alaska, 08/01/1868...On...
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    Ah home. I wonder what my life would be like if the US had never purchased Alaska. I say a lot of shit about our state,...
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    Less than 2 cents an acre!! Oh inflation.
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    What a bargain!
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    Man the Cold War would be so different if we hadn’t bought Alaska
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