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CONVENTION WITH RUSSIA. JULY 22, 1854. 1107 his Majesty the Emperor of all the Majesté 1’Empereur de toutes les Russias, and the ratifications of the Russies, et les ratiiications, en seront same shall be exchanged at Wash- echangées a Washington dans 1’e— ington, within the period of ten space de dix mois, a compter de ce months, counting from this day, or jour, ou plus tot, si faire se peut. sooner, if possible. In faith whereof, the respective En foi de quoi les plenipotenplenipotentiaries have signed the tiaires respectifs ont signé la prepresent convention, in duplicate, sente convention, en duplicate, et y and thereto affixed the seal of their ont apposé le cachet de leurs armcs. arms. Done at Washington, the twenty- Fait a Washington, le vingtseeond day of July, the year of deuxieme de Juillet, l’an de Grace Grace, 1854. 1854. IV. L. MARCY, L. s.] W. L. MARCY, [1.. s.] EDOUARD STOECKL. L. s.] EDOUARD STOECKL. |_r.. s.] And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the respective ratitications of the same were exchanged in this city on the 31st ultimo, by William L. Marcy, Secretary of State of the United States, and Mr. Edward de Stoeckl, his imperial Majesty’s charge d’aH`aires to this government, on the part of their respective governments: - Now, therefore, be it known, that I, FRANKLIN PIERCE, President of the United States of America, have caused the said convention to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereofl In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be aiiixed. · Done at the city of Washington, this first day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty- [L' S'] four, and of the independence of the United States the seventyminth. FRANKLIN PIERCE. By the President- W. L. Manor, Secretary of State.