United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/25th Congress/3rd Session/Resolution 2
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Feb. 13, 1839.
No. 2. A Resolution for the purchase of the island at the confluence of the St. Peters and Mississippi rivers.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Sec. War to contract for the purchase, &c. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to contract with J. B. and J. Ferribault, for the purchase of the island at the confluence of the St. Peters and Mississippi rivers, and to report his proceedings to Congress, subject to their approbation or rejection.
Approved, February 13, 1839.